Winter In America Lyrics - Gil Scott-heron

From the Indians who welcomed the pilgrims 

And to the buffalo who once ruled the plains 

Like the vultures circling beneath the dark clouds 

Looking for the rain 

Looking for the rain 

Just like the cities staggered on the coastline 

Living in a nation that just can't stand much more 

Like the forest buried beneath the highway 

Never had a chance to grow 

Never had a chance to grow 

And now it's winter 

Winter in America 

Yes and all of the healers have been killed 

Or sent away, yeah 

But the people know, the people know 

It's winter 

Winter in America 

And ain't nobody fighting 

'Cause nobody knows what to save 

Save your soul, Lord knows 

From Winter in America 

The Constitution 

A noble piece of paper 

With free society 

Struggled but it died in vain 

And now Democracy is ragtime on the corner 

Hoping for some rain 

Looks like it's hoping 

Hoping for some rain 

And I see the robins 

Perched in barren treetops 

Watching last-ditch racists marching across the floor 

But just like the peace sign that vanished in our dreams 

Never had a chance to grow 

Never had a chance to grow 

And now it's winter 

It's winter in America 

And all of the healers have been killed 

Or been betrayed 

Yeah, but the people know, people know 

It's winter, Lord knows 

It's winter in America 

And ain't nobody fighting 

'Cause nobody knows what to save 

Save your souls 

From Winter in America 

And now it's winter 

Winter in America 

And all of the healers done been killed or sent away 

Yeah, and the people know, people know 

It's winter 

Winter in America 

And ain't nobody fighting 

'Cause nobody knows what to save 

And ain't nobody fighting 

Cause nobody knows, nobody knows 

And ain't nobody fighting 

'Cause nobody knows what to save