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' 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 when Time after time after time People in the bottle There's people livin' in the bottle 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 sho' 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 They turn to me, and they ask me, Gil, Don't you think it's a crime the way Time after time after time People in the bottle There's people sho' nuff in the bottle I'll give you another good example You see that gent in the wrinkled suit He done damn near blown his cool to the bottle He was a doctor helpin' young girls along If they wasn't too far gone in her problems But defenders of the dollar eagle said, “What you doin, man, ain't legal” Now he's in the bottle And now we watch him everyday He's tryin' to chase the prisons away from the bottle He turned to me and he said to me, hey now Don't you think it's a crime the way Time after time Friends of mine in the bottle There's people sho nuff in the bottle Come on, hit me the lick one time, stick Uuh I'll tell you a little secret If you ever come lookin' for me You know where I'm bound to be, In the bottle Turn around Look around on any corner If you see some brother lookin' like a goner It's gonna be me Sing the song Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na A dollar nine or a bottle of wine A dollar nine, get a bottle of wine A dollar nine, get a bottle of wine A dollar nine, get a bottle of wine The bottle All that I'm concerned about is a bottle It can turn me inside out for the bottle All I want Said all I want Said all I want Said all I want since I'm livin in the bottle A bottle Sho nuff Sho nuff Sho nuff Sho nuff sho nuff sho nuff sho nuff Sho nuff