Album Name

Ministry Of Sound Funk Soul Classics Disc

Artist

Gil Scott-Heron, Various Artists

Genre

R&B/Soul

Release Date

2011.04.24

Release Agency

(주)오감엔터테인먼트

The Bottle - Gil Scott-Heron
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
na na na na na na na na na
na na na na na na na na na
na na na 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