Bartender Blues (feat. James Taylor) - George Jones

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 

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 

(Repeat chorus) 

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 

(Repeat chorus