[00:18.93]See that black boy over there, runnin' scared
[00:22.11]his ol' man's in a bottle.
[00:27.39]He done quit his 9 to 5 he drink full time
[00:30.54]so now he's livin' in the bottle.
[00:35.88]See that black boy over there, runnin' scared
[00:39.06]his ol' man got a problem and it's a bad one
[00:44.43]Pawned off damn near everything, his ol'
[00:46.83]woman's weddin' ring for a bottle.
[00:53.19]And don't you think it's a crime
[00:56.73]when time after time, people in the bottle.
[01:09.66]See that sista, sho wuz fine before she
[01:12.30]started drinkin' wine
[01:13.74]from the bottle.
[01:18.45]Said her ol' man committed a crime
[01:20.10]and he's doin' time,
[01:21.87]so now she's in the bottle.
[01:26.64]She's out there on the avenue, all by herself
[01:29.70]sho' needs help from the bottle.
[01:31.50]Preacherman tried to help her out,
[01:37.11]she cussed him out and hit him in the head with a bottle.
[01:44.04]And don't you think it's a crime
[01:48.84]when time after time, people in the bottle.
[02:00.63]See that gent in the wrinkled suit
[02:02.58]he done damn near blown his cool
[02:04.71]to the bottle
[02:09.09]He wuz a doctor helpin' young girls along
[02:11.37]if they wuzn't too far gone to have problems.
[02:17.67]But defenders of the dollar eagle
[02:19.86]Said "What you doin', Doc, it ain't legal,"
[02:21.99]and now he's in the bottle.
[02:26.28]Now we watch him everyday tryin' to
[02:28.92]chase the pigeons away
[02:30.30]from the bottle.
[02:35.34]And don't you think it's a crime
[02:50.13]when time after time, people in the bottle.