Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down

Lyrics

Tonight the bottle let me down

And let your memory come around

The one true friend I thought I'd found

Tonight the bottle let me down

I've always had a bottle I could turn to

And lately I've been turnin' every day

But the wine don't take effect the way it used to

And I'm hurtin' in an old familiar way

Tonight the bottle let me down

And let your memory come around

The one true friend I thought I'd found

Tonight the bottle let me down

Each night I leave the bar room when it's over

Not feeling any pain at closing time

But tonight your memory found me much too sober

I can't drink enough to keep you off my mind

Tonight the bottle let me down

And let your memory come around

The one true friend I thought I'd found

Tonight the bottle let me down

Oh, tonight the bottle let me down

Credits

• Written by: Merle Haggard
• Produced by: Billy Sherrill
• Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocals and guitar

Steve Nieve - keyboards

Bruce Thomas - bass

Pete Thomas - drums

Tommy Millar - fiddle

John McFee - guitar

Nashville Edition - background vocals

Discography

Albums:

• Almost Blue, 1981
• Almost Blue (reissue), Rykodisc/Demon, 1994
• Almost Blue (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2004
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Singles:

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Collections:

• Album Name, Year
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Soundtracks:

• none

Various Artists collections:

• none

Covers

Also recorded by:

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Bootlegs

• 1981-12-31 - A New Year For The Roses
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