[Intro]

Uno, dos. Uno, dos, tres, cuatro

[Verse 1]

See that black boy over there, running scared

His old man's in the bottle

He done quit 9 to 5, he drinks full-time

Now he's living, huh, in the bottle!

See that black boy over there, running scared

His old man's got a problem, and it’s a bad one

He done pawned off damn near everything

His old woman's wedding ring for the bottle

[Chorus]

And don't you think it's a crime?

Time after time after time, living in the bottle

There's people living in the bottle

[Verse 2]

Oh, listen to me

See that sister 'sho was fine

Before she started drinking wine from the bottle

She told me her old man committed a crime, he's doing time

Now she's hanging in the bottle

I seen her out there on the avenue

All by herself, she sure needs help from the bottle

I seen a preacher man tried to help her

She cursed him out and hit him in the head with a bottle

[Chorus]

And don't you think it's a crime?

Time after time after time, living in the bottle

There's people living in the bottle

In the bottle

In the bottle

[Verse 3]

See that dude in a wrinkled suit

He done nearly blown his cool in the bottle

He was a doctor helping young girls along

If they wasn't too far gone to have problems

Defenders of the dollar eagle

Said, “What you’re doing, man, ain’t legal”

Now he's in the bottle

Now he's working everyday

Trying to chase his breath away from the bottle

[Chorus]

And don't you think it's a crime?

Time after time after time, living in the bottle

There's people living in the bottle

Here's another one!

[Verse 4]

If you ever come looking for me

You know where I'm gonna be, in the bottle

Look around on any corner

If you see a brother looking like a goner

It's gonna, be me, huh!

Huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh, huh!

[Outro]

Time after time after time, living in the bottle

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There's people living in the bottle

There's people living in the bottle

(Nobody cares)

There's people living in the bottle

There's people living in the bottle

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There's people living in the bottle

(Nobody cares)

There's people living in the bottle

[?]

There's people living in the bottle

(Nobody cares)

There's people living in the bottle

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There's people living in the bottle

There's people living in the bottle