Bottle

See that black boy over there runnin' scared

His old man in a bottle

He done quit his 9 to 5

He drink full time and now he's livin' in a bottle

See that black boy over there runnin' scared

His old man got a problem

And it's a bad one

He done pawned off damn near everything,

His old woman's weddin' ring for a bottle

And don't you think it's a crime when

Time after time after time

People in the bottle

There's people livin' in the bottle

Listen to me

See that sister, sho' was fine

Before she started drinkin' wine in a bottle

She told me her old man committed a crime

He's doin' time and now she's hangin' in a bottle

I seen her out there on the avenue

All by herself, she sho' need help from the bottle

I seen a preacherman try to help her out

She cussed him out and hit him in the head with a bottle

They turn to me, and they ask me, Gil,

Don't you think it's a crime the way

Time after time after time

People in the bottle

There's people sho' nuff in the bottle

I'll give you another good example

You see that gent in the wrinkled suit

He done damn near blown his cool to the bottle

He was a doctor helpin' young girls along

If they wasn't too far gone in her problems

But defenders of the dollar eagle said,

"What you doin, man, ain't legal"

Now he's in the bottle

And now we watch him everyday

He's tryin' to chase the prisons away from the bottle

He turned to me and he said to me, hey now

Don't you think it's a crime the way

Time after time

Friends of mine in the bottle

There's people sho nuff in the bottle

Come on, hit me the lick one time, stick

Uuh

I'll tell you a little secret

If you ever come lookin' for me

You know where I'm bound to be,

In the bottle

Turn around

Look around on any corner

If you see some brother lookin' like a goner

It's gonna be me

Sing the song

Na na na na na na na na na

na na na na na na na na na

A dollar nine or a bottle of wine

A dollar nine, get a bottle of wine

A dollar nine, get a bottle of wine

A dollar nine, get a bottle of wine

The bottle

All that I'm concerned about is a bottle

It can turn me inside out for the bottle

All I want

Said all I want

Said all I want

Said all I want since I'm livin in the bottle

A bottle

Sho nuff

Sho nuff

Sho nuff

Sho nuff sho nuff sho nuff sho nuff

Sho nuff