I'm New Here Gil Scott-Heron

I did not become someone different That I did not want to be But I'm new here Will you show me around No matter how far wrong you've gone You can always turn around Met a woman in a bar Told her I was

The New Deal Gil Scott-Heron

I have believed in my convictions And have been convicted for my beliefs Conned by the constitution And harassed by the police.

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

I Was Guided (Interlude) Gil Scott-Heron

I was guided I was guided I was guided To get here To get here To get here

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

Jose Campos Torres Gil Scott-Heron

I had said I wasn't going to write no more poems like this I had confessed to myself all along, tracer of life, poetry trends That awareness, consciousness, poems that screamed of pain and the origins

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 When

Blue Collar Gil Scott-Heron

I been down in Pennsylvania Where I was working in the mine And I been down in Cincinnati They laid me off the assembly line Yeah, they got me looking everywhere But I ain't too proud of what I found And

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.

Billy Green Is Dead Gil Scott-Heron

The government can't decide on bussin' or at least thats what they said Yea I heard you, when you told me You said, "Billy Green was dead" But let me tell you bout these hot-pants that this big legged

Whitey On The Moon Gil Scott-Heron

(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 be payin' still. (while Whitey's on the moon) The man jus' upped my rent las' night.

Back Home (With Brian Jackson) Gil Scott-Heron

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 they told I

The Other Side Gil Scott-Heron

Sometimes I feel like I'm just wasting time Looking for another side Sometime I feel like I'm losing my mind 'cause there ain't No other side Sometimes I'm just spinning my wheels, ain't no big deal Morning

Certain Things (Interlude) Gil Scott-Heron

Certain bad things did happen Make you realize that you been here A lot longer than a whole bunch of people thought you would

Message To The Messengers Gil Scott-Heron

free-weighin' But if you're gon' be teachin' folks things, make sure you 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

Plastic Pattern People Gil Scott-Heron

But why would our new jazz age give us no more mind expanding puzzles? Enter John. Blow from under, always, and never, so that the morning, the sun, may scream of brain bending saxophones.

Three Miles Down Gil Scott-Heron

Here come the mine cars and it's damn near dawn Another shift of men, some of them my friends, comin' on Hard to imagine workin' in the mines Coal dust in your lungs, on your skin and on your mind I've

B Movie Gil Scott-Heron

Well, the first thing I want to say isMandate my ass!

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Gil Scott-Heron

The revolution will not be televised There will be no pictures of pigs shooting down brothers in the instant replay There will be no pictures of young being run out of Harlem a rail with a brand new

I've Been Me (Interlude) Gil Scott-Heron

If I hadn't been As eccentric As obnoxious As arrogant As aggressive As introspective As selfish I wouldn't be me I wouldn't be who I am

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

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

I want to make this a special tribute To a family that contradicts the concepts Heard the rules but wouldn't accept In addition, women folk raised me In addition, I was full grown before I knew I came

Pieces Of A Man Gil Scott-Heron

Jagged jigsaw pieces Tossed about the room I saw my grandma sweeping With her old straw broom She didn't know what she was doing She could hardly understand That she was really sweeping up Pieces of a

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

I'll Take Care of You Gil Scott-Heron

I know you've been hurt by someone else I can tell by the way you carry yourself But if you let me, here's what I'll do I'll take care of you I've loved and I lost the same as you So you see I know just

Spirits Past Gil Scott-Heron

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 "on it's way" Cause peace has been on it's way since I

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

Me and the Devil Gil Scott-Heron

Early this morning when you knocked upon my door upon my door An I say Hello Satan I believe its time to go Me and the Devil Walking side by side Walking side by side And I'm gonna see my woman 'til I

Me and the Devil (NYC Orchestral Version) Gil Scott-Heron

Early this morning when you knocked upon my door upon my door An I say Hello Satan I believe its time to go Me and the Devil Walking side by side Walking side by side And I'm gonna see my woman 'til I

Small Talk At 125th And Lenox Gil Scott-Heron

Get high as you can on Saturday night Go to church on Sunday to set things right Listen I seen Miss Blake after Willy yesterday She'd've killed anybody who got in her way Hey look I got a TV for a pound

Where Did the Night Go Gil Scott-Heron

Long ago the clock washed midnight away Bringing the dawn Oh God, I must be dreaming Time to get up again And time to start up again Pulling on my socks again Should have been asleep When I was sitting

Better Days Ahead Gil Scott-Heron

And now it's time To gather all the things we need to fly To better days ahead Just wave goodbye We've better things to do now, you and I In better days ahead Just take my hand You're one I need to understand

Enough Gil Scott-Heron

that was not enough. somehow i can not believe that it would be enough for me to melt with you and integrate without the thoughts of rape and murder. i cannot conceive of peace on earth until i have given

Don't Give Up Gil Scott-Heron

was obviously too blind and probably too weak To see who was responsible for my losing streak The best way to explain it is to say simply because I was looking around outside and the truth is I was the

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

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.

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

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 (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

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

The Subject Was Faggots Gil Scott-Heron

have come to ball faggots who have come to ball faggots who were balling because they couldn't get their balls inside the faggot hall Balling, balling, ball-less faggots cutie cootie and snoodie faggots I

95 South (All of the Places We've Been) Gil Scott-Heron

In my lifetime I've been in towns where there was no freedom or future around I've been in places where you could not eat or take a drink of water where ever you pleased And now that I meet you in the

On Coming from a Broken Home (Pt. 2) Gil Scott-Heron

And so my life has been guided All the love I needed was provided And through my mothers sacrifices I saw where her life went To give more than birth to me, but life to me And this ain't one of the cliches

Brother Gil Scott-Heron

We deal in too many externals, brother Always afro's, handshakes and dashikis Never can a man build a working structure for black capitalism Always does the man read Mao or Fanon I think I know you would-be

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

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 care

Save The Children (With Brian Jackson) (Live) (Bonus Track) 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 care

Grandma's Hands Gil Scott-Heron

But I don't have grandma anymore When I get to heaven I'll look for grandma's hands.

Bicentennial Blues Gil Scott-Heron

Why should the blues be so at home here Well, America provided the atmosphere America provided the atmosphere for the blues and the blues was born The blues was born on the American wilderness The blues

Bicentennial Blues (With Brian Jackson) Gil Scott-Heron

Why should the blues be so at home here Well, America provided the atmosphere America provided the atmosphere for the blues and the blues was born The blues was born on the American wilderness The blues