The Bottle Winter in America Version
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson
[Intro: Gil Scott-Heron]
If I could just remember... If I could... Oh, uno, dos.  Uno, dos, tres, cuatro

[Verse 1: Gil Scott-Heron]
You see that black boy over there, running scared.  His old man
In a bottle
And he done quit his 9 to 5.  He drink full-time, and now he's living
In a bottle
You see that black boy over there, running scared.  His old man
Got a problem, and it’s a bad one.  Now he ain’t done
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, people
In a bottle?

[Interlude 1: Gil Scott-Heron]
Listen to me

[Verse 2: Gil Scott-Heron]
You see that sister sure was fine
‘Fore 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.  Sure need help
From the bottle.  I seen a
Preacher man tried to help her out
She cussed him out and hit him in the head
With a bottle.  They turned to me, they asked me, “Gil, now
Don't you think it's a crime knowing
Time after time after time
People in the bottle?”  There’s people sure ‘nough in
The bottle
[Interlude 2: Gil Scott-Heron]
Give another good example

[Verse 3: Gil Scott-Heron]
You see that gent in a wrinkled suit, now
He done damn near blown his cool
To the bottle.  He was a
Doctor helping young girls along
If they wasn't too far gone to have
Problems, but the
Defenders of the dollar eagle
Said, “What you’re doing, man, ain’t legal”
Now he's in the bottle
And now we watch him every day
He’s trying to chase the pigeons away
From the bottle.  He turned to me and said, “Hey now
Ah, don't you think it's a crime the way
Time after time, friends of mine
In the bottle?”  There’s people sure ‘nough in
The bottle

[Interlude 3: Gil Scott-Heron]
Come on.  Give me the lick one time, stick.  Huh.  Uh uh.  I’ll tell you a little secret

[Verse 4: Gil Scott-Heron]
If you ever come looking 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 looking like
A goner, it's gonna be me
Sing the song
[Bridge 1: Gil Scott-Heron]
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 na na na na na
Na na na na na

[Verse 5: Gil Scott-Heron]
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 a bottle.  Said-a
All I want, said-a all I want, said-a
All I want, said-a all I want-a
Since I'm living on the bottom
A bottle

[Outro: Gil Scott-Heron]
Sure ‘nough
Sure ‘nough, sure ‘nough
Sure ‘nough
Sure ‘nough, sure ‘nough, sure ‘nough
Sure ‘nough
Sure ‘nough
Sure ‘nough.  Whoo!
Sure ‘nough
On the bottle
On the bottle
Yeah
The bottle
Right here
Write the lyrics for a rb song made in 1974, titled "The Bottle Winter in America Version", by artist "Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson".