Billy Green Is Dead Lyrics
| Song | Billy Green Is Dead |
| Artist | Gil Scott-Heron |
| Album | Ghetto Style |
| Download | Image LRC TXT |
| [00:00.000] | Uh, we’d like to do a poem called |
| [00:01.725] | Uh, "Billy Green Is Dead," |
| [00:03.086] | And, uh, what it does is point out that |
| [00:07.090] | Um, our concern is still rather shallow |
| [00:10.638] | Our community-mindedness |
| [00:12.719] | Our community orientation |
| [00:14.128] | Toward each other is still not what it should be |
| [00:16.151] | This is called "Billy Green Is Dead." |
| [00:28.747] | The economy is in an uproar |
| [00:30.578] | The whole damn country’s in the red |
| [00:32.611] | Taxi fares are going up |
| [00:34.506] | You say, "Billy Green is dead?” |
| [00:36.986] | The government can't decide on bussing |
| [00:38.905] | Or at least that’s what they said |
| [00:40.882] | Yeah, I heard you when you told me |
| [00:42.905] | You said Billy Green was dead |
| [00:45.058] | But let me tell you ‘bout these hot-pants |
| [00:47.312] | That this big-legged sister wore |
| [00:49.181] | When I partied with the Alphas—what?! |
| [00:51.626] | Billy took an overdose? |
| [00:53.342] | Well now, junkies will be junkies |
| [00:55.584] | But did you see Gunsmoke last night? |
| [00:57.543] | Man, they had themselves a shootout |
| [00:59.497] | And folks was dying left and right |
| [01:01.671] | At the end when Matt was cornered |
| [01:03.685] | I had damn near give up hope |
| [01:05.836] | What, you?! Why you keep on interrupting me? |
| [01:07.867] | You say my son is taking dope? |
| [01:10.133] | Call the law and call the doctor |
| [01:12.042] | What you mean I shouldn't scream? |
| [01:13.871] | My only son is taking dope? |
| [01:15.915] | Should I sit here like I'm pleased? |
| [01:18.223] | Is that familiar anybody? |
| [01:20.115] | Check out what’s inside your head |
| [01:22.209] | Because it never seems to matter |
| [01:24.294] | When it's Billy Green who's dead |
| [00:00.000] | Uh, we' d like to do a poem called |
| [00:01.725] | Uh, " Billy Green Is Dead," |
| [00:03.086] | And, uh, what it does is point out that |
| [00:07.090] | Um, our concern is still rather shallow |
| [00:10.638] | Our communitymindedness |
| [00:12.719] | Our community orientation |
| [00:14.128] | Toward each other is still not what it should be |
| [00:16.151] | This is called " Billy Green Is Dead." |
| [00:28.747] | The economy is in an uproar |
| [00:30.578] | The whole damn country' s in the red |
| [00:32.611] | Taxi fares are going up |
| [00:34.506] | You say, " Billy Green is dead?" |
| [00:36.986] | The government can' t decide on bussing |
| [00:38.905] | Or at least that' s what they said |
| [00:40.882] | Yeah, I heard you when you told me |
| [00:42.905] | You said Billy Green was dead |
| [00:45.058] | But let me tell you ' bout these hotpants |
| [00:47.312] | That this biglegged sister wore |
| [00:49.181] | When I partied with the Alphas what?! |
| [00:51.626] | Billy took an overdose? |
| [00:53.342] | Well now, junkies will be junkies |
| [00:55.584] | But did you see Gunsmoke last night? |
| [00:57.543] | Man, they had themselves a shootout |
| [00:59.497] | And folks was dying left and right |
| [01:01.671] | At the end when Matt was cornered |
| [01:03.685] | I had damn near give up hope |
| [01:05.836] | What, you?! Why you keep on interrupting me? |
| [01:07.867] | You say my son is taking dope? |
| [01:10.133] | Call the law and call the doctor |
| [01:12.042] | What you mean I shouldn' t scream? |
| [01:13.871] | My only son is taking dope? |
| [01:15.915] | Should I sit here like I' m pleased? |
| [01:18.223] | Is that familiar anybody? |
| [01:20.115] | Check out what' s inside your head |
| [01:22.209] | Because it never seems to matter |
| [01:24.294] | When it' s Billy Green who' s dead |
| [00:00.000] | Uh, we' d like to do a poem called |
| [00:01.725] | Uh, " Billy Green Is Dead," |
| [00:03.086] | And, uh, what it does is point out that |
| [00:07.090] | Um, our concern is still rather shallow |
| [00:10.638] | Our communitymindedness |
| [00:12.719] | Our community orientation |
| [00:14.128] | Toward each other is still not what it should be |
| [00:16.151] | This is called " Billy Green Is Dead." |
| [00:28.747] | The economy is in an uproar |
| [00:30.578] | The whole damn country' s in the red |
| [00:32.611] | Taxi fares are going up |
| [00:34.506] | You say, " Billy Green is dead?" |
| [00:36.986] | The government can' t decide on bussing |
| [00:38.905] | Or at least that' s what they said |
| [00:40.882] | Yeah, I heard you when you told me |
| [00:42.905] | You said Billy Green was dead |
| [00:45.058] | But let me tell you ' bout these hotpants |
| [00:47.312] | That this biglegged sister wore |
| [00:49.181] | When I partied with the Alphas what?! |
| [00:51.626] | Billy took an overdose? |
| [00:53.342] | Well now, junkies will be junkies |
| [00:55.584] | But did you see Gunsmoke last night? |
| [00:57.543] | Man, they had themselves a shootout |
| [00:59.497] | And folks was dying left and right |
| [01:01.671] | At the end when Matt was cornered |
| [01:03.685] | I had damn near give up hope |
| [01:05.836] | What, you?! Why you keep on interrupting me? |
| [01:07.867] | You say my son is taking dope? |
| [01:10.133] | Call the law and call the doctor |
| [01:12.042] | What you mean I shouldn' t scream? |
| [01:13.871] | My only son is taking dope? |
| [01:15.915] | Should I sit here like I' m pleased? |
| [01:18.223] | Is that familiar anybody? |
| [01:20.115] | Check out what' s inside your head |
| [01:22.209] | Because it never seems to matter |
| [01:24.294] | When it' s Billy Green who' s dead |
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