Each night I leave the barroom
when it's over
Not feelin' any pain
at closin' time
But tonight your memory
found me much too sober
Couldn't drink enough
to keep you off my mind
Tonight the bottle
let me down
And let your memory
come around
The one true friend
I thought I'd found
Tonight the bottle
let me down
I've always had a bottle
I could turn to
And lately I've been turnin'
every day
But the wine don't take effect
the way it used to
And I'm hurtin' in an old
familiar way
Tonight the bottle
let me down
And let your memory
come around
The one true friend
I thought I'd found
Tonight the bottle
let me down
Tonight the bottle
let me down