The Bottle-The Christians

[00:06.48]Time after time [00:28.02]See that black boy over there, runnin' scared [00:31.11]his ol' man's in a bottle. [00:36.42]He done quit his 9 to 5 to drink full time [00:39.75]so now he's livin' in the bottle. [00:45.06]See that Black boy over there, runnin' scared [00:48.27]his ol' man got a problem [00:53.67]Pawned off damn near everything, his ol' [00:56.22]woman's weddin' ring for a bottle. [01:02.55]And don't you think it's a crime [01:07.23]when time after time, [01:11.94]And don't you think it's a crime [01:15.78]when time after time, people in the bottle. [01:27.87]See that sister, she look fine before she [01:30.54]started drinkin' wine [01:32.40]from the bottle. [01:36.45]Said her ol' man committed a crime [01:38.46]and he's doin' time, [01:40.23]so now she's in the bottle. [01:45.75]She's out there on the avenue, all by herself [01:48.12]sho' needs help from the bottle. [01:53.67]Preacherman tried to help her out, [01:55.62]she cussed him out and hit him in the head with a bottle. [02:00.81]And don't you think it's a crime [02:07.26]when time after time, people in the bottle. [02:08.58]See that gent in the wrinkled suit [02:16.95]he done damn near blown his cool [02:19.26]to the bottle [02:23.19]He wuz a doctor helpin' young girls along [02:45.06]if they wuzn't too far gone to have problems. [02:52.35]But defenders of the dollar eagle [02:53.67]Said "What you doin', Doc, it ain't legal," [02:54.96]and now he's in the bottle. [02:56.28]Now we watch him everyday tryin' to [03:00.57]chase the pigeons away [03:00.99]from the bottle. [03:02.43]And don't you think it's a crime [03:32.88]when time after time, people in the bottle.