I stood behing that bar till closing time I served cold beer warm whiskey and Rotgut Wine Now I'm up here on the stage Everybody knows my name And I can't believe how long they wait In my autograph line Not bad for a bartender or an eighth grade education pretty good for a backwoods girl who had to make it on her own I'm on the stool side of the bar these days Buying everyone a round Ain't it funny how the tables turn Not bad for a bartender Swinging doors and cleaning floors is all I'd ever known Out of nowhere somehow I gound my yello brick road So when you're broke and paying dues Look at me I'm living proof And if there's hope for me I know there's hope for you Not bad for a bartender or an eighth grade education pretty good for a backwoods girl who had to make it on her own I'm on the stool side of the bar these days Buying everyone a round Ain't it funny how the tables turn Not bad for a bartender I'm on the stool side of the bars these days Buying everyone a round Ain't it funny how the tables turn Not bad for a bartender Ain't it funny how the tables turn Not bad for a bartender