Tonight the bottle let me down<br />
And let your memory come 'round<br />
The one true friend I thought I'd found<br />
Tonight the bottle let me down<br />
<br />
I've always had a bottle I could turn to<br />
And lately I've been turning everyday<br />
But the wine don't take effect the way it used to<br />
I'm hurting in an old familiar way<br />
<br />
Tonight the bottle let me down<br />
And let your memory come 'round<br />
The one true friend I thought I'd found<br />
Tonight the bottle let me down<br />
<br />
Each night I leave the barroom when it's over<br />
Not feeling any pain at closing time<br />
But tonight your memory found me much to sober<br />
Can't drink enough to keep you off my mind<br />
<br />
Tonight the bottle let me down<br />
And let your memory come 'round<br />
The one true friend I thought I'd found<br />
Tonight the bottle let me down<br />
Tonight the bottle let me down