Bartender's Blues

Song Bartender's Blues
Artist George Jones
Album 50 Years of Hits

Lyrics

[00:00.10] Well I'm just a bartender
[00:05.17] And I don't like my work
[00:09.17] But I don't mind the money at all
[00:17.04] I've seen lots of sad faces
[00:21.94] And lots of bad cases
[00:26.26] Of folks with their backs to the wall
[00:33.90] But I need four walls around me, to hold my life
[00:43.12] To keep me from going astray
[00:50.98] And a honky tonk angel, to hold me tight
[00:59.94] To keep me from slipping away
[01:08.02] I can light up your smokes
[01:12.90] I can laugh at your jokes
[01:16.96] I can watch you fall down on your knees
[01:24.54] I can close down this bar
[01:29.28] I can gas up my car
[01:33.62] And I can pack up and mail in my keys
[01:41.28] But I need four walls around me, to hold my life
[01:50.19] To keep me from going astray
[01:57.94] And a honky tonk angel, to hold me tight
[02:06.98] To keep me from slipping away
[02:15.23] Now the smoke fills the air
[02:35.90] Of this honky tonk bar
[02:40.82] And I'm thinkin' bout where I'd rather be
[02:47.90] But I burned all my bridges
[02:52.70] And I sunk all my ships
[02:56.65] And I'm standing at the edge of the sea
[03:03.98] I still need four walls around me, to hold my life
[03:12.79] To keep me from going astray
[03:21.07] And a honky tonk angel, to hold me tight
[03:29.71] To keep me from slipping away
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