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Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sly & The Family Stone
Sly & The Family Stone
Vocals
Freddie Stone
Freddie Stone
Vocals
Greg Errico
Greg Errico
Drums
Rosie Stone
Rosie Stone
Keyboards
Larry Graham
Larry Graham
Bass
Billy Preston
Billy Preston
Keyboards
Sly Stone
Sly Stone
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sylvester Stewart
Sylvester Stewart
Songwriter
Sly Stone
Sly Stone
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bob Irwin
Bob Irwin
Reissue Producer
Chris Hinshaw
Chris Hinshaw
Engineer
Grat
Grat
Engineer
Jack Ashkinazy
Jack Ashkinazy
Engineer
James Green
James Green
Engineer
Jim Conniff
Jim Conniff
Engineer
Richard Tilles
Richard Tilles
Engineer
Sly Stone
Sly Stone
Producer
Willie Greer
Willie Greer
Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
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
[Verse 2]
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)
What of it, what of it
[Verse 3]
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 you, you can't stay 'cause you been somewhere else
[PreChorus]
You can't cry 'cause you'll look broke down
But you're cryin' anyway 'cause you're all 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, yeah, a family affair (It's a family affair, it's a family affair)
[Outro]
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
Written by: Sylvester Stewart
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