Discover the story of the song > Down Drinking at the Bar – Loudon Wainwright III

The protagonist is trying to call his partner but she's not home, so he assumes she's at the bar. He imagines her sitting there drinking and muttering into her glass, paying for her drinks with coins and small bills. He acknowledges that romantic music might be playing and she might be crying into her drinks. But he's frustrated with all the unanswered calls and decides that he won't call her anymore, as he's tired of it. He tells her that he knows that she's a heavy drinker.