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