Well, it won't be long now
 Til that 'ol 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 the barmaid in the honky-tonk downstairs.

 Chorus:

 It's a shame she wears the name
 Of a man who's locked and chained
 To a bottle that's destroyin' all hopes and cares.
 To the men with hungry eyes
 She works and hides her pride
 She's the barmaid in the honky-tonk downstairs.

 Repeat Chorus