The Bottle-Paul Weller

[ti:The Bottle] [ar:Paul Weller] [al:Studio 150] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Bottle - Paul Weller [00:08.15]See that white boy over there runnin' scared [00:10.75]His ol' man's got a bottle [00:12.63] [00:15.47]He said he's gonna quit his 9 to 5 now he's drinking full time [00:19.11]In the bottle [00:20.38] [00:23.12]See that fat boy over there runnin' scared [00:26.19]His ol' man got a problem [00:27.82] [00:30.87]Pawned off damn near everything his ol' [00:33.19]Woman's weddin' ring for a bottle [00:35.26] [00:38.70]And don't you think it's a crime [00:40.52] [00:42.74]When time after time after time livin' in the bottle [00:46.71] [00:48.38]Now he's in the bottle [00:50.34] [00:53.32]See that sister sure looks fine before she [00:55.91]Started sippin' wine [00:57.03]From the bottle [00:57.96] [01:00.04]She told me her ol' man committed a crime [01:02.54]And now he's doin' time [01:04.04]She's livin' in the bottle [01:05.69] [01:08.22]She's out there on the avenue all by herself [01:10.40] [01:11.01]Sho' needs help from the bottle [01:12.95] [01:16.05]Preacherman tried to help her out [01:17.53]She cussed him out and hit him in the head with a bottle [01:20.63] [01:23.90]And don't you think it's a crime [01:25.58] [01:27.96]When time after time after time livin' in the bottle [01:31.84] [01:33.52]Now he's in the bottle [01:35.55] [02:01.05]See that gent in the wrinkled suit [02:02.75]He done damn near blown his cool [02:04.60]To the bottle [02:05.67] [02:07.95]He was a doctor helpin' young girls along [02:10.22]If they weren't too far gone to have a problem [02:13.08] [02:16.10]But defenders of the dollar bill [02:17.74]Said 'What you doin' Doc it ain't legal ' [02:19.78]And now he's in the bottle [02:21.32] [02:23.50]Now we watch him everyday tryin' to [02:25.46] [02:26.07]Chase the pigeons away [02:27.40]From the bottle [02:28.34] [02:31.65]And don't you think it's a crime [02:33.76] [02:35.68]When time after time after time livin' in the bottle [02:39.58] [02:41.34]Now he's in the bottle