Bartender's Blues
James Taylor (Popular)
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Now, I'm just a bartender
And I don't like my work
But I don't mind the money at all
I see lots of sad faces
And lots of bad cases
Of folks with their backs to the wall
But I need four walls around me to hold my life
To keep me from going astray
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight
To keep me from slipping away
I can light up your smokes
I can laugh at your jokes
I can watch you fall down on your knees
I can close down this bar
I can gas up my car
And I can pack up and mail in my keys
But I need four walls around me to hold my life
To keep me from going astray
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight
To keep me from slipping away
Now the smoke fills the air
In this honky-tonk bar
And I'm thinking 'bout where I'd rather be
But I've burned all my bridges
And I sank all my ships
Now I'm stranded at the edge of the sea
I still need four walls around me to hold my life
To keep me from going astray
I need some honky-tonk angels to hold me tight
To keep me from slipping away