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The Bottle
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Brian Jackson
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See that black boy over there, runnin' scared
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His ol' man's in a bottle.
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He done quit his 9 to 5 to drink full time
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So now he's livin' in the bottle.
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See that Black boy over there, runnin' scared
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His ol' man got a problem
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Pawned off damn near everything, his ol'
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Woman's weddin' ring for a bottle.
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And don't you think it's a crime
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When time after time, people in the bottle.
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See that sista, sho wuz fine before she
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Started drinkin' wine
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From the bottle.
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Said her ol' man committed a crime
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And he's doin' time,
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So now she's in the bottle.
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She's out there on the avenue, all by herself
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Sho' needs help from the bottle.
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Preacherman tried to help her out,
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She cussed him out and hit him in the head with a bottle.
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And don't you think it's a crime
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When time after time, people in the bottle.
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See that gent in the wrinkled suit
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He done damn near blown his cool
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To the bottle
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He wuz a doctor helpin' young girls along
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If they wuzn't too far gone to have problems.
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But defenders of the dollar eagle
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Said "What you doin', Doc, it ain't legal,"
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And now he's in the bottle.
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Now we watch him everyday tryin' to
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Chase the pigeons away
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From the bottle.
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And don't you think it's a crime
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When time after time, people in the bottle.
Gil Scott-Heron - The Bottle
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