The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues-Gil Scott-Heron

[ti:The Get Out of the Ghetto Blue] [ar:GilScott-Heron] [al:Free Will] [by:] [offset:0] [00:45.35]What we want to discuss here [00:47.59] [00:49.03]Are routes out of the ghetto [00:51.40]This is called [00:52.65]The Get Out of the Ghetto blues [00:55.64] [01:03.63]I know you think you're cool-- [01:06.44] [01:09.06]LORD if they bus your kids to school [01:12.87] [01:24.47]I know you think you're cool [01:26.94] [01:28.44]Just cuz they bus your kids to school [01:32.81] [01:43.49]But you ain't got a thing to lose; [01:47.49] [01:48.12]You just got the get out of the ghetto blues [01:52.98] [02:03.15]I know you think you're cool [02:06.14] [02:08.95]If you're gettin' two WELFARE checks; [02:13.26] [02:23.24]You done TOLD me you think you're cool [02:26.74] [02:28.61]Because you're gettin' two WELFARE checks [02:34.75] [02:40.86]Yea But you got ten years to lose [02:44.21] [02:45.11]If they catch you [02:46.29] [02:47.42]Just tryin' to fight that get out of the ghetto blues [02:52.44] [02:56.87]What it is what it is [03:01.05] [03:53.97]If he don't catch you in the wash [03:55.59]LORD knows he'll catch you in the rinse [03:58.52] [03:59.89]I know you think you're cool [04:03.59] [04:04.96]Just 'cuz you shooting that stuff in your arm [04:09.82] [04:17.75]I seen you nodding [04:21.43] [04:25.55]'Cuz you shoot that STUFF into your arm [04:29.92] [04:37.41]And it don't matter which pine box you choose: [04:41.83] [04:43.90]You got the get out of the ghetto blues [04:48.45] [04:52.63]Yeah