Tommy Körberg Bartender's Blues song lyrics

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 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 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'll need honky-tonk angels to hold me tight

They'll keep me from slipping away