Gil Scott-Heron - Gun lyrics

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 k**ing 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