"The Bottle Let Me Down" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers.
It was released in August 1966 as the second single from the album Swinging Doors.
Billboard Hot Country Singles.
[1] The song is about a man who could no longer find solace from binge drinking to relieve his grief over a lost love.
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