The Bottle-Gil Scott-Heron

[00:24.429] See that black boy over there runnin' scared [00:27.496] His old man in a bottle [00:32.776] He done quit his 9 to 5 [00:34.691] He drink full time and now he's livin' in a bottle [00:41.268] See that black boy over there runnin' scared [00:44.518] His old man got a problem [00:47.003] And it's a bad one [00:48.538] He done pawned off damn near everything, [00:51.684] His old woman's weddin' ring for a bottle [00:58.311] And don't you think it's a crime when [01:03.397] Time after time after time [01:06.210] People in the bottle [01:08.480] There's people livin' in the bottle [01:14.108] Listen to me [01:15.137] See that sister, sho' was fine [01:17.155] Before she started drinkin' wine in a bottle [01:22.237] She told me her old man committed a crime [01:25.525] He's doin' time and now she's hangin' in a bottle [01:30.845] I seen her out there on the avenue [01:34.020] All by herself, she sho' need help from the bottle [01:39.159] I seen a preacherman try to help her out [01:42.495] She cussed him out and hit him in the head with a bottle [01:46.772] They turn to me, and they ask me, Gil, [01:49.037] Don't you think it's a crime the way [01:54.024] Time after time after time [01:56.947] People in the bottle [01:59.315] There's people sho' nuff in the bottle [02:03.503] I'll give you another good example [02:05.933] You see that gent in the wrinkled suit [02:07.991] He done damn near blown his cool to the bottle [02:12.947] He was a doctor helpin' young girls along [02:16.418] If they wasn't too far gone in her problems [02:22.086] But defenders of the dollar eagle said, [02:25.707] “What you doin, man, ain't legal” [02:27.475] Now he's in the bottle [02:31.570] And now we watch him everyday [02:33.615] He's tryin' to chase the prisons away from the bottle [02:37.884] He turned to me and he said to me, hey now [02:40.485] Don't you think it's a crime the way [02:45.031] Time after time [02:47.077] Friends of mine in the bottle [02:50.702] There's people sho nuff in the bottle [02:54.656] Come on, hit me the lick one time, stick [02:56.758] Uuh [03:28.764] I'll tell you a little secret [03:31.311] If you ever come lookin' for me [03:33.092] You know where I'm bound to be, [03:35.272] In the bottle [03:38.687] Turn around [03:39.709] Look around on any corner [03:41.868] If you see some brother lookin' like a goner [03:44.986] It's gonna be me [03:47.272] Sing the song [03:48.271] Na na na na na na na na na.. [03:56.871] na na na na na na na na na [04:05.293] A dollar nine or a bottle of wine [04:07.352] A dollar nine, get a bottle of wine [04:09.520] A dollar nine, get a bottle of wine [04:11.637] A dollar nine, get a bottle of wine [04:13.771] The bottle [04:15.535] All that I'm concerned about is a bottle [04:19.855] It can turn me inside out for the bottle [04:24.537] All I want [04:25.629] Said all I want [04:26.428] Said all I want [04:27.516] Said all I want since I'm livin in the bottle [04:30.762] A bottle [04:41.158] Sho nuff [04:42.264] Sho nuff [04:43.221] Sho nuff [04:44.677] Sho nuff sho nuff sho nuff sho nuff [04:49.693] Sho nuff sho nuff