Gun-Gil Scott-Heron

[ti:Gun] [ar:Gil Scott-Heron] [al:Live!] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Gun - Gil Scott-Heron [00:16.77]Brother man nowadays livin' in the ghetto [00:19.26] [00:21.23]Where the dangers sure enough real [00:23.41] [00:26.43]Well when he's out late at night and [00:29.40]If he's got his head on right [00:31.50]Well I lay you 9 to 5 he's walking with steel [00:34.35]Brother man says he's 'fraid of gangsters [00:36.80] [00:38.71]Messing with people just for fun [00:41.19] [00:44.06]He say he don't want to be next [00:46.33]He got a family to protect [00:48.84]So just last week he bought himself a gun [00:51.77]Everybody got a pistol [00:53.98] [00:56.11]Everybody got a 45 [00:58.67] [01:01.66]And the philosophy seem to be [01:03.98]At least as near as [01:05.26]I can see [01:06.63]When other folks give up theirs [01:08.31]I'll give up mine [01:09.35]This is a violent civilization [01:11.64] [01:13.64]If civilization's where [01:15.72] [01:19.29]I am every channel that [01:20.70]I stop on [01:21.62]Got a different kind of cop on [01:24.10]Killing them by the million for [01:25.98]Uncle Sam [01:26.70]Saturday night just ain't that special [01:29.38] [01:31.10]Yeah I got the constitution on the run [01:33.84] [01:36.73]'Cause even though we've got the right [01:38.72]To defend our home to defend our life [01:41.01]Got to understand to get it in hand about the guns [01:44.20]Everybody's got a pistol [01:46.45] [01:48.61]Everybody got a 45 [01:51.23] [01:54.21]The philosophy seems to be [01:56.14]At least as near as [01:57.68]I can see [01:58.54]When other folks give up [02:00.19]I I'll give up I'll give up I'll give up say [02:03.37] [02:19.13]Saturday night just ain't that special [02:21.68] [02:23.31]Freedom to be afraid is all you want [02:26.19] [02:28.88]Yes if you don't want to be next [02:31.33]You've got a family [02:32.42]To protect 9 out of 10 you've [02:34.94]Got a friend you've got a gun [02:36.76]Everybody got a pistol [02:38.59] [02:40.90]Everybody got a 45 [02:43.43] [02:46.29]And the philosophy seems to be at least as near as [02:50.16]I can see when other folks give up theirs [02:52.68]I'll give up mine [02:53.77]Everybody got a pistol [02:55.98] [02:58.23]This mosty be the [02:59.41]NRA [03:00.53] [03:03.70]Yeah 'cause when it's time to line up [03:05.82]You know d*mn well they're gonna shine up [03:08.23]Everybody everybody tap tap tap tap have [03:12.91] [03:15.53]And the philosophy seem to at least near [03:18.21] [03:21.01]Everybody god to be peer alde be an [03:24.23]I can see when other folks give up theirs [03:27.30]I'll give up mine