The Gun-Gil Scott-Heron

[ti:Gun] [ar:GilScott-Heron] [al:Original Album Classics] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Gun (枪) - Gil Scott-Heron (吉尔·斯科特·赛壬) [00:18.08]Brother Man nowadays living in the ghetto [00:20.38] [00:22.57]Where the danger's sure enough real [00:24.92] [00:28.11]Well when he's out late at night [00:30.37]And if he's got his head on right [00:32.69]Well I lay you 9 to 5 he's walking with steal [00:36.35]Brother Man says he's 'fraid of gangsters [00:38.32] [00:40.91]Messing with people just for fun [00:42.84] [00:46.83]He don't want to be next [00:48.85]He got a family to protect [00:51.35]So just last week he bought himself a gun [00:54.56]Everybody got a pistol everybody got a 45 [01:01.68] [01:04.95]And the philosophy seem to be [01:06.93]At least as near as I can see [01:09.39]When other folks give up theirs I'll give up mine [01:12.66]This is a violent civilization [01:14.67] [01:17.06]If civilization's where I am [01:19.12] [01:22.88]Every channel that I stop on [01:25.29]Got a different kind of cop on [01:27.27] [01:28.12]Killing them by the million for Uncle Sam [01:30.71]Saturday night just ain't that special [01:33.08] [01:35.19]Yeah I got the constitution on the run [01:37.78] [01:41.29]'Cause even though we've got the right [01:43.17]To defend our home to defend our life [01:45.71]Got to understand to get it in hand about the guns [01:49.07]Everybody got a pistol everybody got a 45 [01:56.15] [01:59.30]And the philosophy seem to be [02:01.63]At least as near as I can see [02:03.74]When other folks give up give up give up I'll give up I'll give up theirs [02:08.84] [02:43.75]Saturday night just ain't that special [02:46.11] [02:48.42]Freedom to be afraid is all you want [02:50.54] [02:53.99]Yes if you don't want to be next [02:56.27]You've got a family to protect [02:58.49]9 out of 10 you've got a friend you've got a gun [03:02.20]Everybody got a pistol everybody got a 45 [03:09.03] [03:13.07]And the philosophy seem to be [03:14.78]At least as near as I can see [03:17.14]When other folks give up theirs I'll give up mine [03:20.33] [03:20.97]Everybody got a pistol this mosty be the N-R-A [03:26.89] [03:30.52]Yeah 'cause when it's time to shine up [03:32.54]You know damn well they're gonna line up [03:34.99]Everybody [03:36.09]Everybody [03:36.96]Everybody [03:37.90]Everybody [03:39.41]Everybody [03:40.34] [03:42.86]Everybody [03:44.32] [03:47.99]And the philosophy seem to be [03:50.60]At least as near as I can see [03:53.41]When other folks give up theirs I'll give up mine