He pours the wine into his coffee cup
His gin has dropped
It's time to pick it up
Too fed, he rose out of his bus and left
Tearin slow he's barkin something crass

Each night a thousand stairs go up both ways
So incur the bee get through his sleeves
Elms down at the coast it's too late for Buster's ride
Slide down to his headphones
Sleeps till sallow mind

Success, success, its smile and saccharin
Glamour rust he's poor and poncho's jam
Lives his live a painful and loving day
In the history of a great pregnancy

Scrap public library checkin' out the trough
Starting to appear to gather his thoughts
Scrap public library checkin' out the trough
He's talkin' to himself about him

He's gonna get upset, get upset
He can't sleep
He'll hibernate the cigarette and don't get upset
He's gonna get upset, get upset


Lyrics submitted by JASONPAUL, edited by scottdoesntknow628

Red Wine, Success! Lyrics as written by Matthew Cole Aveiro Jonathan Bo Russell

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    I seen CWK in 2010 at the Wiltern and before Nathan sang this song he said, "This song's called Red Wine, Success. This song's about my brother"

    silverpaperclipon December 06, 2011   Link
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    the correct lyrics are:

    he pours the wine into his coffee cup the jazz has dropped, its time to pick it up 2:30 he rolls out of this brass at last terrence love is barking something crass

    each night a thousand stairs go up both ways soul and colour peeking through his sleeves m's down at the coast its too late for busses run slides into his headphones, sleeps to solo monk

    success success his smile is saccharine glamorous he's pouring pancho's gin lives hes life a painful and lovely day in the history of a great pregnancy

    squat public library checking out "the trial" strolls to the pier to gather his thoughts he's talking to himself about it

    he don't get upset can't sleep he'll have another ciggarette

    bf05on March 20, 2007   Link
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    haha, that first lyrical translation was terrible. i was reading it at first extremely confused.

    pbrazilon May 27, 2007   Link
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    General Comment

    terrence love aka the owner of steamers in downtown fullerton. wonder if he knows he's infamous now.. "barking something crass" haha

    laura_anne_rockon August 14, 2007   Link
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    People need to stop copying and pasting from the other lyric sites, which are way off. This song is wonderfully written.

    abgcunited11on December 15, 2007   Link
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    meaning?

    jasssson June 01, 2008   Link
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    these lyrics are incorrect!

    krollisasexyhoeon February 01, 2009   Link
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    This song does seem to be about Terrence Love, owner of the jazz club Steamers in Fullerton, CA. "Poncho" refers to Steamers regular Poncho Sanchez. "Solo Monk" is referring to Thelonious Monk, I assume.

    RaygunShaunon July 09, 2011   Link

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