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 a-stray 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 a-stray And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight… to keep me from slipping away Break: Now, the smoke fills the air in this honkey-tonk bar And I'm thinking 'bout where I'd rather be But I burned all my bridges… 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 a-stray I need some honky-tonk angels to hold me tight… that’ll keep me from slipping away…