In the Bottle

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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', oooh, 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
Time after time after time
Livin' in the bottle?
There's people livin' in the bottle

Oh, 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 sure 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