Each night I leave the bar room when it's over
Not feeling any pain at closing time
But tonight your memory left me much too sober
I couldn't drink enough to keep you off my mind
Tonight the bottle let me down
And let your memory come around
I don’t want to know the friend I thought I'd found
Tonight the bottle let me down
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I've always had a bottle that 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 hurting in old familiar ways
Eh, tonight the bottle let me down
And let your memory come around
I don’t want to know the friend I thought I'd found
Tonight the bottle let me down
Tonight the bottle let me down…