Intro: Tonight the barroom let me down and let your memory come around The one true friend I thought I’d found Tonight the bottle let me down Verse 1: I’ve always had a bottle I could turn to And lately I’ve been turning everyday But the wine don’t take effect the way it used to And I’m hurting in an old familiar way Tonight the barroom let me down and let your memory come around The one true friend I thought I’d found Tonight the bottle let me down Mandolin & Guitar Solo Verse 2: Each night I leave the barroom when it’s over Not feeling any pain at closing time But tonight you memory found me much to sober Couldn’t drink enough to keep you off my mind Tonight the barroom 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 barroom let me down