Intro :
Now I'm just a bar tender
And I don't like my work
But I d on't mind the money at all
I see l ots of sad f aces
And l ots of bad cases
Of folks with their backs to the w all
But I need four walls a round me to hold my life
To keep me from going a- stra y
And a honky-tonk an gel to h old me tight
To keep me from slipping away
I can l ight up your smokes
I can l augh at your jokes
I can w atch you fall down on your knees
I can c lose down this bar
I can g as up my car
I can p ack up and mail in my key
But I need four walls a round me to hold my life
To keep me from going a- stra y
And a honky-tonk an gel to h old me tight
To keep me from slipping away
(Instrumental)
Now, the smoke fills the air
In this honky-tonk b ar
And I'm t hinking 'bout where I'd rather be
But I b urned all my b ridges
I s ank all my s hips
And I'm s tranded at the edge of the sea
But I need four walls a round me to hold my life
To keep me from going a- stra y
And a honky-tonk an gel to h old me tight
To keep me from slipping away