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Gil Scott-Heron

Gun

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R&B/Soul

Gun was released on February 27, 2015 by Spite as a part of the album Johannesburg

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Gil Scott-Heron

Gil Scott-Heron

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Rodney Young

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Kim Jordan

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Larry McDonald

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Red Holloway

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Gil Scott-Heron

Gil Scott-Heron

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Brother man nowadays livin' in the ghetto

Where the dangers sure enough real

Well when he's out late at night

And if he's got his head on right

Well, I lay you 9 to 5 he's walking with steel

Brother Man says he's 'fraid of gangsters

Messing with people just for fun

He don't want to be next

He got a family to protect

So just last week he bought himself a gun

Everybody got a pistol, everybody got a .45

And the philosophy seem to be

At least as near as I can see

When other folks give up theirs, I'll give up mine

This is a violent civilization;

If civilization's where I am

Every channel that I stop on

Got a different kind of cop on

Killing them by the million for Uncle Sam

Saturday night just ain't that special

Yeah, I got the constitution on the run

'Cause even though we've got the right

To defend our home, to defend our life

Got to understand to get it in hand about the guns

Everybody's got a pistol. Everybody got a .45

The philosophy seems to be

At least as near as I can see

When other folks give up, I, I'll give up...

Saturday night just ain't that special

Freedom to be afraid is all you want

Yes if you don't want to be next

You've got a family to protect

9 out of 10, you've got a friend, you've got a gun

Everybody got a pistol. Everybody got a .45

And the philosophy seems to be

At least as near as I can see

When other folks give up theirs, I'll give up mine

Everybody got a pistol, this mosty be the NRA

Yeah 'cause when it's time to line up

You know damn well they're gonna shine up

Everybody...

And the philosophy seem to be

At least as near as I can see

When other folks give up theirs, I'll give up mine

Written by: Gil Scott-Heron

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