Billy Green Is Dead Gil Scott-Heron

The economy is in an uproar The whole damn countries is in the red Taxi fares are going up You say, "Billy Green is dead"?

Did You Hear What They Said Gil Scott-Heron

Did you hear what they said Did you hear what they said Did you hear what they said They said another brother's dead They said he's dead but he can't be buried They said he's dead but he can't be buried

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Gil Scott-Heron

revolution will not make you look five pounds thinner because The revolution will not be televised brother There will be no pictures of you and Willie Mays pushing that cart down the block on the dead

Angel Dust Gil Scott-Heron

Angel DustYou won't remember what you're Missin', but down some dead end streets There ain't no turnin' back.

Omen Gil Scott-Heron

type feeler type thin roots, Reaching for someone maybe me, With large black block letters, Chiseled into the white around the pupils screaming, R e v o l u t i o n, Revolution, And as the eye giant and green

Jose Campos Torres Gil Scott-Heron

of pain and death had blanketed my tablets And therefore, my friends, brothers, sisters, in-laws, outlaws, and besides -- they already knew But brother Torres, common ancient bloodline brother Torres is

H2O Gate Blues Gil Scott-Heron

This here is gonna be a blues number. But first I wanna do a little bit of background on the Blues And say what it is.

Work For Peace Gil Scott-Heron

So I never really listened to what the President said, Because in general I believed that the General was politically dead.

No Knock Gil Scott-Heron

Your tomato face deadpan Your dead hands ending another freedom fan No knockin', head rockin', inter-shockin' Shootin', cussin', killin', cryin', lyin' And bein' white But if you're wise, no knocker You'll

Message To The Messengers Gil Scott-Heron

know what you're sayin' Older folks in our neighborhood got plenty of know-how Remember if it wasn't for them, you wouldn't be out here now And I ain't comin' at you with no disrespect All I'm sayin' is

Home Is Where The Hatred Is Gil Scott-Heron

A junkie walking through the twilight I'm on my way home I left three days ago, but no one seems to know I'm gone Home is where the hatred is Home is filled with pain and it, Might not be such a bad idea

Home Is Where The Hatred Is Gil Scott Heron

A junkie walking through the twilight I'm on my way home I left three days ago, but no one seems to know I'm gone Home is where the hatred is Home is filled with pain and it Might not be such a bad idea

Is That Jazz? Gil Scott-Heron

What it has will surely last but is that Jazz? Miles had a style that amazes and raises The spirits from deep in your soul.

Is That Jazz Gil Scott-Heron

What it has will surely last but is that Jazz? Miles had a style that amazes and raises The spirits from deep in your soul.

Home Is Where The Hatred Is (With Brian Jackson) Gil Scott-Heron

"A junkie walking through the twilight I'm on my way home I left three days ago, but no one seems to know I'm gone Home is where the hatred is Home is filled with pain and it, Might not be such a

Comment #1 Gil Scott-Heron

Poem here says, Comment #1 uh Comment #2 is dynamite but Comment #1 is the one we decided to use here this evening because it makes a comment if you listen closely on what is now being advertised in East

Or Down You Fall Gil Scott-Heron

I sail alone in my paper ship The seat is made of fire I ride my horse of nuts and bolts We're made to never tire The world is just a simple circle I've got to keep on turning Yea, I've got to keep

Small Talk At 125th And Lenox Gil Scott-Heron

This is just like listening to a conversation being held by the many people who congregate on one of the most popular blocks in the largest area of black America Did you ever eat cornbread and black

New York Is Killing Me Gil Scott-Heron

Yeah the doctors don't know, but New York was killing me Bunch of doctors coming round, they don't know That New York is killing me Yeah I need to go home and take it slow in Jackson, Tennessee Let me

B Movie Gil Scott-Heron

And now we act like 26% of the registered voters is actually a mandate. We're all actors in this I suppose.

Give Her A Call Gil Scott-Heron

My life is one of movement I been running as fast as I can I've inherited trial and error directly from my old man But I'm committed to the consequences Whether I stand or fall And when I get back to my

Bicentennial Blues Gil Scott-Heron

Some people think that America invented the blues And few people doubt that America is the home of the blues As the bluesicians have gone all over the world carrying the blues message And the world has

Bicentennial Blues (With Brian Jackson) Gil Scott-Heron

Some people think that America invented the blues And few people doubt that America is the home of the blues As the bluesicians have gone all over the world carrying the blues message And the world has

Plastic Pattern People Gil Scott-Heron

Your plasticity is tested by a formless assault. The sun can answer questions in tune, to all your sacrifices. But why would our new jazz age give us no more mind expanding puzzles? Enter John.

The Other Side Gil Scott-Heron

ain't No other side Sometimes I'm just spinning my wheels, ain't no big deal Morning, there's another side Sometimes I feel like I'm just standing in place, ain't no real race Ain't no other side Life is

Being Blessed (Interlude) Gil Scott-Heron

Being blessed is not just being able to float on air I'm saying if you gotta pay for Things that you've done wrong I gotta big bill comin' At the end of the day

Enough Gil Scott-Heron

everytime i look in the mirror and think about the times that i would pat myself on the back for not being too black afterall. i think of you morning, noon and night and i wonder, "just exactly what in hell is

Brother Gil Scott-Heron

now its looking kinda shaky The way you been rushin' people with your super black bag Jumping down on some black men with both feet cause they're after their B-A But you're never around when your BA is

Don't Give Up Gil Scott-Heron

Yes it’s the spirits Can’t you hear iiiiiit Callin’ your name x 2 Yeah talkin’ bout spiriiiiiiiiiiits heh There are people whose lives are so far of the track That what they like best about life is

The Crutch Gil Scott-Heron

search We sit outside and sing cliches, the fool It's always easy to forcast other's doom The savage beast that once so soothed his brain Has reared it's ugly head and staked it's claim Call Yama, His is

Gun Gil Scott-Heron

This is a violent civilization; If civilization's where I am. Every channel that I stop on Got a different kind of cop on Killing them by the million for Uncle Sam.

Your Soul and Mine Gil Scott-Heron

Evil's carrion of justice shrieks a cry of naked terror He's taking babies from their momas and leaving grief beyond compare So if you see the Vulture coming flying circles in your mind Remember there is

The Vulture Gil Scott-Heron

So if you see the Vulture coming, Flying circles in your mind, Remember there is no escaping For he will follow close behind. Only promised me a battle, Battle for your soul and mine.

I'll Take Care of You Gil Scott-Heron

ever have to whine For I'll be there beside you To dry your weeping eye So darling tell me that you'll be true There's no doubt in my mind, I know what I want to do And then just as sure as one and one is

Where Did the Night Go Gil Scott-Heron

Where did the night go Should go to sleep now And say fuck a job and money Because I spend it all on unlined paper and can't get past Dear baby, how are you Brush my teeth and shave Look outside, sky is

Whitey On The Moon Gil Scott-Heron

(with Whitey on the moon) Taxes takin' my whole damn check, Junkies makin' me a nervous wreck, The price of food is goin' up, An' as if all that shit wasn't enough A rat done bit my sister Nell.

Ain't No Such Thing As Superman (With Brian Jackson) Gil Scott-Heron

together, stick together So tell me why, can't you understand That there ain't no such thing as a superman There ain't no such thing as a superman You alone consider mercy after it seems like all you get is

Running Gil Scott-Heron

Because I always feel like running Not away, because there is no such place Because, if there was I would have found it by now Because it's easier to run Easier than staying and finding out you're the

The New Deal Gil Scott-Heron

demeanor took our movement off of the streets and took us to the cleaners In other words, we let up the pressure And that was all part of their plan And every day we allow to slip through our fingers Is

Winter In America (Live) (Bonus Track) Gil Scott-Heron

'Cause nobody knows what to save Save your soul, Lord knows From Winter in America The Constitution A noble piece of paper With free society Struggled but it died in vain And now Democracy is

Winter In America (With Brian Jackson) Gil Scott-Heron

'Cause nobody knows what to save Save your soul, Lord knows From Winter in America The Constitution A noble piece of paper With free society Struggled but it died in vain And now Democracy is

Winter In America (With Brian Jackson) (Solo Ver.) (Bonus Track) Gil Scott-Heron

'Cause nobody knows what to save Save your soul, Lord knows From Winter in America The Constitution A noble piece of paper With free society Struggled but it died in vain And now Democracy is

Winter In America Gil Scott-Heron

nobody fighting 'Cause nobody knows what to save Save your soul, Lord knows From Winter in America The Constitution A noble piece of paper With free society Struggled but it died in vain And now Democracy is

On Coming from a Broken Home (Pt. 1) Gil Scott-Heron

to live with my grandma down south When my uncles was leaving And my grandfather had just left for heaven They said and as every ologist would certainly note I had no strong male figure right But lily Scott

Washington D.C. Gil Scott-Heron

It's the nation's capital Got you feeling capital Punishment is capital in Washington D.C.

Alien (Hold On To Your Dreams) Gil Scott-Heron

drinking down cerveza where the lights are very low Your mind may start to wander when you think about your village Or the woman that you love so much who's still in Mexico At just two bucks an hour there is

Get Out of the Ghetto Blues Gil Scott-Heron

It's a sign of the ages Markings on my mind Men at the crossroads At odds with an angry scab There can be no salvation There can be no rest Until all old customs Are put to the test The gods are al...

When You Are Who You Are Gil Scott-Heron

You always go out of your way to impress me Don't you know by now, ain't no need to impress me I'm impressed every time you smile When I feel like you mean to smile You can be so very beautiful Whe...

Sign of the Ages Gil Scott-Heron

I know you think you're cool Lord if they bus your kids to school I know you think you're cool Just cause they bus your kids to school But you ain't got a thing to lose You just got the get out of ...

Grandma's Hands Gil Scott-Heron

Grandma's hands clapped to church on Sunday mornings Grandma's hands played the tambourine so well Grandma's hands used to issue out a warning She say, Scotty why you run so fast, Might fall on...