Bartender's Blues

[ti:Bartender's Blues] [ar:George Jones] [al:The Essential George Jones (Th] [offset:0] Bartender's Blues - George Jones 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 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 old 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 And I sank all 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 And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight To keep me from slipping away