Bartender's Blues
James Taylor
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 astray, 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, 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 astray, and a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight to keep me from slipping away. Now, the smoke fills the air in this honky-tonk bar and I'm thinking 'bout where I'd rather be. But I burned all my bridges, I sank all my ships and I'm stranded at the edge of the sea. But I need 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.1977 old favorites singer-songwriter taylor
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