Well I'm just a bartender
And I don't like my work
But I don't mind the money at all

I've seen lots of sad faces
And lots of bad cases
Of folks with their backs to the wall



(chorus)


But I got 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



(As first verse)



Well 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
Oh and 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
And keep me from slipping away



Now the smoke fills the air
Of this honky tonk bar

And I'm thinkin' bout where I'd rather be
But I burned all my bridges
And I sunk all my ships

And I'm standing at the edge of the sea

I still need four walls etc.