The Bottle Let Me Down
When Memories Flow in a Bottle: A Melancholic Night
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Each night I leave the bar room when it's over
Leaving the bar at the end of the night.
Not feeling any pain at closing time
Not feeling the effects of alcohol as the night ends.
But tonight your memory found me much too sober
Being confronted by memories of a person while sober.
Couldn't drink enough to keep you off my mind
Unable to drink enough to forget or numb the thoughts of the person.
Tonight the bottle let me down
Expressing that the bottle (alcohol) failed to provide solace.
And let your memory come around
Memories of the person resurface despite drinking.
The one true friend I thought I'd found
Referring to the bottle as a supposed reliable friend.
Tonight the bottle let me down
Reiterating disappointment in the bottle's inability to help.
I've always had a bottle I could turn to
Always relying on alcohol as a coping mechanism.
And lately I've been turnin' every day
Increasing dependence on alcohol, suggesting a problematic pattern.
But the wine don't take effect the way it used to
Noticing that alcohol is losing its effectiveness in easing pain.
And I'm hurtin' in an old familiar way
Experiencing emotional pain in a familiar, recurring manner.
Tonight the bottle let me down
Reiterating the disappointment in the bottle's failure.
and let your memory come around
Memories of the person persist despite the attempt to escape through alcohol.
The one true friend I thought I'd found
Questioning the true friendship and reliability of the bottle.
Tonight the bottle let me down
Expressing continued letdown by the bottle in providing solace.
Tonight the bottle let me down
Repeating the sentiment of being let down by the bottle.
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