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      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      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 stranded at the edge of the sea      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...