You ask why I'm wasting
Myself on the wine
And if I'll come with you
You show me a good time
Well, haven't you noticed
These rings on my hand?
This bottle is taking
The place of my man
They called him to duty
But I have one too
Being true to the man
Who is fighting for you
I got lonesome without him
So I found me a friend
This bottle is taking
The place of my man
I'm not proud of this bottle
Just got proud in one thing
Ever since he's been gone
I've been true to his name
I'll be just like he left me
When he come home again
This bottle is taking
The place of my man
You can buy me a drink
But I think you should know
That a drink and some talk
Is as far as I go
I'll be nobody's woman
Till he holds me again
This bottle is taking
The place of my man