(w/george jones)
(james taylor)
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 bsd 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
i can pack up and mail in the key
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 burned all my bridges
i sank all ships and
i´m stranded at the edge of the sea
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