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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron
Vocals
Michelle Hutcherson
Michelle Hutcherson
Background Vocals
Richard Russell
Richard Russell
Programming
Tiona Hall
Tiona Hall
Background Vocals
Tyria Stokes
Tyria Stokes
Background Vocals
Chris Cunningham
Chris Cunningham
Musician
Kim Jordan
Kim Jordan
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron
Songwriter
Lawson White
Lawson White
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Lawson White
Lawson White
Engineer
Mike Marsh
Mike Marsh
Engineer
Richard Russell
Richard Russell
Producer
Rodaidh McDonald
Rodaidh McDonald
Engineer
Royce Jeffres
Royce Jeffres
Engineer

Lyrics

Yeah the doctors don't know, but New York was killing me Bunch of doctors coming around, 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 tell ya city living ain't all It is cracked up to be Fast city living it all It's cracked up to be Yes, seem I need to go home And slow down in Jackson, Tennessee Yes I lay down, I lay down The doctor: "Try to take it all in" Yeah, lay down, lay down To try to take it all in (Take it all in) Yeah, you got eight million people And I didn't have a single friend Don't you know, don't you know New York was killing me Yes, I was standing nearly dying here And New York was killing me Seems like I need to start over And move back home in Jackson, Tennessee Lord have mercy, mercy on me Yeah, Lord have mercy, have mercy on me Tell him to bury my body back home in Jackson, Tennessee Yeah Lord have mercy, have mercy on me Yeah, I need to be back home, need to be back home Need to be back home, need to be back home yeah Born in Chicago but I go home Tennessee Yeah, I was born in Chicago but I
Writer(s): Gil Scott Heron, James Thomas Smith, Katy Young, Rosa Slade Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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