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Blue Collar
7,017
R&B/Soul
Blue Collar was released on April 1, 2015 by XL Recordings as a part of the album Nothing New
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Release DateApril 1, 2015
LabelXL Recordings
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM99

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron
Producer
Lawson White
Lawson White
Engineer
Richard Russell
Richard Russell
Producer
Royce Jeffres
Royce Jeffres
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I've been down in Pennsylvania
Where I was working in the mine
And I've been down in Cincinnati
Laid me off the assembly line
Yeah, but they got me looking everywhere
Ain't too sure about what I found
You can't name where I ain't been down
Ain't no place I ain't been down
[Verse 2]
Well, I've been down in Kansas City
Where even the blues sell by the pound
I've been down in New York City, brothers
That ain't no place to be down
Yeah, well, I'm looking at the face of the children
See them reaching for higher ground
You can't name where I ain't been down
There ain't no place I ain't been down
[Verse 3]
Yes, and we've been down
Between the smiles and the frowns
Yes, and we've been down
Between the cities and the towns
Yes, and if they call me in the morning
May not recognize the sound
You can't name where I ain't been down
There ain't no place I ain't been down
[Verse 4]
Yes, I'm a-standing in the shadows and a
It sure enough looking like rain
And I see the steel-gray clouds above me
Where are the anguish and the pain?
Yes, I been looking everywhere for peace
But I swear, there just ain't none around
You can't name where I ain't been down
Ain't no place I ain't been down
[Verse 5]
Yes, and we've been down
Between the cities and the towns
Yes, and we've been down
Between the smiles and the frowns
And if they call me in the morning
I may not recognize the sound
You can't name where I ain't been down
Ain't no place I ain't been down
Ain't no place I ain't been down
There ain't no place I ain't been down
[Verse 6]
Yes, I've been down over there
Got right on up, put me down over there
Wasn't far enough, I've been down over there
Got right on up by putting me down over there
Wasn't far enough, I ain't been down
There ain't no place I ain't been down
Written by: Gil Scott-Heron
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