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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sly Stone
Sly Stone
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sylvester Stewart
Sylvester Stewart
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Questlove
Questlove
Producer
Ben Kane
Ben Kane
Mixing Engineer
Max-Kanga
Max-Kanga
Mixing Engineer
Paulus Lee
Paulus Lee
Mixing Engineer
Sly Stone
Sly Stone
Producer

Lyrics

[Chorus]
It's a family affair
It's a family affair
It's a family affair
It's a family affair
[Verse 1]
One child grows up to be somebody that just loves to learn
And another child grows up to be somebody you'd just love to burn
Mom loves the both of them, you see, it's in the blood
Both kids are good to mom, blood's thicker than the mud
[Chorus]
It's a family affair (It's a family affair)
It's a family affair (It's a family affair)
Over there, world gone bad
[Instrumental]
Newlywed a year ago, but you're still checking each other out, hey
Nobody wants to blow, nobody wants to be left out, uh-huh
You can't leave 'cause your heart is there
But, sure, you can't stay 'cause you've been somewhere else
You can't cry 'cause you'll look broke down
But you're cryin' anyway 'cause you are broke down
[Chorus]
It's a family affair (It's a family affair)
It's a family affair (It's a family affair)
Oh, hey, a family affair (It's a family affair)
Ow (It's a family affair)
It's a family affair
Oh (It's a family affair)
It's a family affair
It's a family affair (It's a family affair)
Well, doo-doo-doo-doo, hey, hey, hey, hey
It's a family affair
It's a family affair
It's a family affair
It's a family affair (It's a family affair)
It's a family affair (It's a family affair)
It's a family affair (Hey, hey)
It's a family affair (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
It's a family affair (Woo, ah)
It's a family affair (It's a family, family, oh, oh)
It's a family affair
It's a family affair (Hey, hey)
It's a family affair
Written by: Sylvester Stewart

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