Brother To Brother - In The Bottle lyrics
rate meYou see that black boy<br />
Over there, running scared<br />
His old man's in a bottle<br />
<br />
He done quit his 9 to 5<br />
He drink full time<br />
And now he's living in the bottle<br />
<br />
See that black boy<br />
Over there, running scared<br />
His old man got a problem<br />
And it's a bad one<br />
<br />
Pawned off damn near everything<br />
His old woman's wedding ring<br />
For a bottle<br />
<br />
And don't you think it's a crime<br />
When time after time after time<br />
People in the bottle<br />
There's people living in the bottle<br />
<br />
Listen to me, see that sister<br />
Sure was fine before<br />
She started drinking wine<br />
From the bottle<br />
<br />
She told me<br />
Her old man committed a crime<br />
He's doing time<br />
Now she's drinking in the bottle<br />
<br />
I seen her out there on<br />
The avenue, all by herself<br />
Sure needs help from the bottle<br />
<br />
I seen her, preacherman<br />
Tried to help her out<br />
She cussed him out and hit him<br />
In the head with a bottle<br />
<br />
And don't you think it's a crime<br />
Knowing that time after time after time<br />
People in the bottle, there's people<br />
Sure enough in the bottle<br />
<br />
Give you another good example<br />
You see that gent in the wrinkled suit<br />
He done damn near blown<br />
His cool to the bottle<br />
<br />
He was a doctor<br />
Helping young girls along<br />
If they wasn't too far<br />
Gone to have problems<br />
<br />
But the defenders of the dollar eagle<br />
Said what you doing, man, ain't legal<br />
Now he's in the bottle<br />
<br />
Now we watch him everyday<br />
He's trying to chase the<br />
Pigeons away from the bottle<br />
He turned to me, he said<br />
<br />
Don't you think it's a crime<br />
The way time after time<br />
After time, friends of mine<br />
In the bottle<br />
<br />
There's people sure enough<br />
In the bottle<br />
<br />
I'll tell you a little secret<br />
If you ever come looking for me<br />
You know where I'm bound to be<br />
In the bottle<br />
<br />
Turn around, look around<br />
On any corner, if you see<br />
Some brother looking like a goner<br />
It's gonna be me<br />
Sing the song<br />
<br />
Na na na na... <br />
<br />
Dollar nine get a bottle of wine<br />
Dollar nine get a bottle of wine<br />
Dollar nine get a bottle of wine<br />
Dollar nine get a bottle of wine<br />
A bottle<br />
<br />
All that I'm concerned about<br />
Is a bottle<br />
It can turn me inside out<br />
A bottle<br />
<br />
All I want, said all I want<br />
Said all I want<br />
Said all I want...
