Lady Day & Jihn Coltrane (Original Mix) Gil Scott Heron

Could you call on Lady Day Could you call on John Coltrane Now ‘cause they'll They'll wash your troubles Your troubles your troubles Your troubles away Plastic people with plastic minds are on their way

Lady Day And John Coltrane Gil Scott-Heron

what to do-- Livin' all of your days in darkness let the sun shine through-- Ever feel that somehow, somewhere, you've lost your way-- And if you don't get help quick you won't make it through the day

Plastic Pattern People Gil Scott-Heron

Add on Alice Coltrane and her cosmic strains. Still no vocal on blue black horizons. Your plasticity is tested by a formless assault. The sun can answer questions in tune, to all your sacrifices.

Everyday Gil Scott-Heron

Mmmmm I can't seem to find the words to say (to say) I don't have strength to play the games you need to play (to play) Every day I seem to be running from the truth I ask myself questions but it just

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

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

pain It seem to me that you have found the courage that others could not find You alone have the wisdom to take this world and make it what it need to be, want to be, will be, someday you'll see The day

Your Soul and Mine Gil Scott-Heron

Standing in the ruins Of another Black man's life or flying through the valley separating day and night I am death, cried the Vulture For the people of the light Charon brought his raft from the sea that

The Vulture Gil Scott-Heron

Standing in the ruins Of another Black man's life, Or flying through the valley He's separating day and night. I am death, cried the Vulture. For the people of the light.

Three Miles Down Gil Scott-Heron

with the times Work 'till you're exhausted in too little space A history of disastrous fears etched on your face Somebody signs a paper, every body thinks it's fine But Taft and Hartley ain't done one day

Free Will Gil Scott-Heron

Can't stand one more day of Christians shouting down at you. You say you don't dig politics that never was your bag. People who could run for office wave their private flag. Ain't it nice to fly?

Spirits Past Gil Scott-Heron

It's getting to be the time of year When people once spoke of love and good cheer Peace on Earth and good will to all men And we all believed that there'd come a day When peace would be much more than

Don't Give Up Gil Scott-Heron

Ahh lovely day…… I never really thought of myself as a complex man, Or as someone who was really that hard to understand.

The New Deal Gil Scott-Heron

three piece suits with gracious, liberal 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

Work For Peace Gil Scott-Heron

When they start talking about 55 cents a day and 70 cents a day, I know a lot of folks feel as though that, thats not really any kind of contribution to make, but we had to give up a dollar and a half

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Gil Scott-Heron

Junction will no longer be so damned relevant and women will not care of Dick finally gets down with Jane on Search for Tomorrow because black people will be in the street looking for a brighter day

H2O Gate Blues Gil Scott-Heron

It seems that MacBeth, and not his lady, went mad We've let him eliminate the whole middle class The dollar's the only thing we can't inflate While the poor go on without a new minimum wage What really

B Movie Gil Scott-Heron

And yesterday was the day of our cinema heroes riding to the rescue at the last possible moment.

Message To The Messengers Gil Scott-Heron

the same thing they said about us, when we said, “Johannesburg” But I think the young folks need to know, that things don't go both ways You can't talk respect of every other song or just every other day

Bicentennial Blues Gil Scott-Heron

black freed men in the union army And left America a legacy of hypocrisy It's a blues year Got by Gerald Ford Oatmeal man Has declared himself at odds With people on welfare, people who get food stamps Day

Bicentennial Blues (With Brian Jackson) Gil Scott-Heron

black freed men in the union army And left America a legacy of hypocrisy It's a blues year Got by Gerald Ford Oatmeal man Has declared himself at odds With people on welfare, people who get food stamps Day

Is That Jazz? Gil Scott-Heron

Basie was never really commonplace He was always measures ahead. Ellington was more than number one For the music and things that he said. Bird was the word back when tenors were heard From Ka...

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...

A Sign Of The Ages 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...

Save The Children Gil Scott-Heron

If you're driving through the country on a lazy afternoon Or you're watching your children playin' after school They seem to be so unaware of I know I know The things that they soon have to take ca...

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 ...

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...

Gun Gil Scott-Heron

Brother man nowadays livin' in the ghettoWhere the dangers sure enough real.Well when he's out late at night,and if he's got his head on right,Well, I lay you 9 to 5 he's walking with steel.Brother...

Omen Gil Scott-Heron

A giant eye zapped across the screen,With tentacle 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...

Brother Gil Scott-Heron

We deal in too many externals, brotherAlways afro's, handshakes and dashikisNever can a man build a working structure for black capitalismAlways does the man read Mao or FanonI think I know you wou...

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 i...

Small Talk At 125th And Lenox Gil Scott-Heron

This is just like listeningto a conversation being held by the many people who congregate on one of the most popular blocksin the largest area of black AmericaDid you ever eat cornbread and black e...

The Subject Was Faggots Gil Scott-Heron

The subject was faggotsand the quote was "ain't nothin' happenin' but faggots and dope"Faggots and dope, faggots and faggots and faggots who line dot dot dot dot dotLike that, 34th street and 8th a...

Whitey On The Moon Gil Scott-Heron

A rat done bit my sister Nell. (with Whitey on the moon) Her face and arms began to swell. (and Whitey's on the moon) I can't pay no doctor bill. (but Whitey's on the moon) Ten years from now I'll ...

Enough Gil Scott-Heron

it was not enough that we were bought and brought to this home as the slave, locked in the bowels of a floating shithouse, watching those we love eaten away by plauge and insanity, flesh falling li...

Paint It Black Gil Scott-Heron

Picture a man of nearly thirtyWho seems twice as old with clothes torn and dirtyGive him a job shining shoesOr cleaning out toilets with bus station crewsGive him six children with nothing to eatEx...

Billy Green Is Dead Gil Scott-Heron

The economy is in an uproarThe whole damn countries is in the redTaxi fares are going upYou say, "Billy Green is dead"?The government can't decide on bussin'or at least thats what they saidYea I he...

No Knock Gil Scott-Heron

You explained it to me I must admitBut just for the record you were talkin' shitY'all rap about no knock bein' legislatedFor the people you've always hatedIn this hell hole you, we, call homeNo kno...

Home Is Where The Hatred Is Gil Scott-Heron

A junkie walking through the twilightI'm on my way homeI left three days ago, but no one seems to know I'm goneHome is where the hatred isHome is filled with pain and it,Might not be such a bad ide...

Washington D.C. Gil Scott-Heron

Symbols of democracy, pinned up against the coastOuthouse of bureaucracy, surrounded by a moatCitizens of poverty are barely out of sightOverlords escape in the evening with people of the nightMorn...

Winter In America Gil Scott-Heron

"From the Indians who welcomed the pilgrimsAnd to the buffalo who once ruled the plainsLike the vultures circling beneath the dark cloudsLooking for the rainLooking for the rainJust like the cities...

Is That Jazz Gil Scott-Heron

Basie was never really commonplaceHe was always measures ahead.Ellington was more than number oneFor the music and things that he said.Bird was the word back when tenors were heardFrom Kansas right...

Blue Collar Gil Scott-Heron

I been down in PennsylvaniaWhere I was working in the mineAnd I been down in CincinnatiThey laid me off the assembly lineYeah, they got me looking everywhereBut I ain't too proud of what I foundAnd...

Angel Dust Gil Scott-Heron

He was groovin'And that was when he coulda swornThe room was movin'But that was only in his mindHe was sailin'He never really seemed to noticeVision failin''cause that was all part of the highSweat...

The Bottle Gil Scott-Heron

See that black boy over there, runnin' scaredhis ol' man's in a bottle.He done quit his 9 to 5 he drink full timeso now he's livin' in the bottle.See that black boy over there, runnin' scaredhis ol...

Jose Campos Torres Gil Scott-Heron

I had said I wasn't going to write no more poems like thisI had confessed to myself all along, tracer of life, poetry trendsThat awareness, consciousness, poems that screamed of pain and the origin...

Back Home (With Brian Jackson) Gil Scott-Heron

"There's been a whole lot said about your city living They told us that the streets were paved with gold And some of us believed 'em, left our home and came looking But that was just another story ...

Your Daddy Loves You Gil Scott-Heron

Now sweet lil ol' brown eyed girl, hey, nowNow that you're sleepin'I've got a confession to make Of secrets that I've been keepin'Me and your mama had some problems,A whole lotta things on our mind...

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

"From the Indians who welcomed the pilgrims And to the buffalo who once ruled the plains Like the vultures circling beneath the dark clouds Looking for the rain Looking for the rain Just like the ...