Gun Lyrics - Jazz Master Series - Gil Scott-heron

Brother Man nowadays living in the ghetto 

Where the danger's 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 steal. 

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. 

[Chorus] 

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 

[Chorus] 

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. 

[Chorus] 

Everybody got a pistol, this mosty be the N-R-A 

Yeah 'cause when it's time to shine up 

You know damn well they're gonna line 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