Each night I leave the barroom
when it's over
Not feeling any pain
at closing 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
turning 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