Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down
Whiskey Soaked Heartache: Tonight's Melancholy Revelry
Lyrics
Each night I leave the bar room
Leaving the bar every night.
When it's over
End of the night or event.
Not feeling any pain
Not experiencing emotional pain.
At closing time
When the bar closes.
But tonight your memory found me
Recalling memories of a person.
Much too sober
Being unusually sober.
I couldn't drink enough to get you
Unable to drink enough to forget.
Off my mind
Continuously thinking about the person.
Tonight the bottle
The bottle failed to provide solace.
Let me down
The bottle didn't numb the pain.
It let your memories come around
Memories resurfaced despite drinking.
The one true friend that I thought I'd found
The person was considered a reliable friend.
Tonight the bottle
Again, the bottle couldn't ease the pain.
Let me down
Reiterating the disappointment with the bottle.
I've always had a bottle
Dependency on a bottle for comfort.
I could turn to
A familiar source of solace.
But lately I've been turning
Recent reliance on drinking.
Every day
Increased frequency of turning to alcohol.
Now the drink don't take effect
Alcohol's diminishing impact on emotions.
The way it used to
The reduced effectiveness of drinking.
I keep a-hurting in that old familiar way
Persistent emotional pain.
Tonight the bottle
Repeating the disappointment with the bottle.
Let me down
Emphasizing the failure of the bottle.
It let your memories come around
Recurrence of memories despite drinking.
The one true friend that I thought I'd found
Reiterating the letdown by the bottle.
Tonight the bottle
Expressing disappointment once again.
Let me down
Continued letdown by the bottle.
Tonight the bottle
Repeating the theme of disappointment.
Let me down
Failure of the bottle to provide relief.
It let your memories come around
Memories persist despite attempts to forget.
The one true friend that I thought I'd found
The unreliable nature of the bottle.
Tonight the bottle
Continued disappointment with the bottle.
Let me down
Reaffirming the letdown by the bottle.
Tonight the bottle
Repeating the theme of the bottle's failure.
Let me down
Underlining the disappointment.
I said tonight the bottle
Final emphasis on the letdown by the bottle.
Let me down
Concluding the expression of disappointment.
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