The Bottle - Paul Weller

See that black boy over there, runnin' scared

His ol' man’s in a bottle

He done quit his 9 to 5 to drink full time

So now he’s livin' in the bottle

See that Black boy over there, runnin' scared

His ol' man got a problem

Pawned off damn near everything, his ol'

Woman’s weddin' ring for a bottle

And don’t you think it’s a crime

When time after time

And don’t you think it’s a crime

When time after time, people in the bottle

See that sister, she look fine before she

Started drinkin' wine

From the bottle

Said her ol' man committed a crime

And he’s doin' time

So now she’s in the bottle

She’s out there on the avenue, all by herself

Sho' needs help from the bottle

Preacherman tried to help her out

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

And don’t you think it’s a crime

When time after time, people in the bottle

See that gent in the wrinkled suit

He done damn near blown his cool

To the bottle

He wuz a doctor helpin' young girls along

If they wuzn’t too far gone to have problems

But defenders of the dollar eagle

Said «What you doin', Doc, it ain’t legal,»

And now he’s in the bottle

Now we watch him everyday tryin' to

Chase the pigeons away

From the bottle

And don’t you think it’s a crime

When time after time, people in the bottle