文本歌词

Winter In America - 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
In a nation
I 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 say
Save your soul
Hmm
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
It 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 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
Stick
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