Well, it won't be long now Until that old sun goes down And darkness helps me hide my shameful tears My wife works all night long For a man who's halfway gone She's a barmaid in the Honky Tonk downstairs It's a shame she wears the name Of a man that's locked and chained To a bottle that's destroyed all hopes and cares To the men with hungry eyes She works and hides her pride She's a barmaid in the Honky Tonk downstairs It's a shame she wears the name Of a man that's locked and chained To a bottle that's destroyed all hopes and cares To the men with hungry eyes She works and hides her pride She's a barmaid in the Honky Tonk downstairs She's a barmaid in the Honky Tonk downstairs