The Bottle Paul Weller

See that white boy over there, running scared
His old man's in a bottle
Said he gonna quit his 9 to 5
Now he's drinking full time in a bottle

See that black boy over there, running scared
His old man got a problem, (and it's a bad one)
Pawned off damn near everything
His old woman's wedding ring for a bottle

And don't you think it's a crime
When time, after time, after time, living in the bottle

See that sister, sure looked fine
'til she started sipping wine from the bottle
She told me her old man committed a crime
And now he's doing time
So now she's living in the bottle

She's out there on the avenue, all by herself
Sure 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, after time, living in the bottle