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  Living in a nation that just can't stand much more
Like the forest buried beneath the highway  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 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                   (sing365)


Winter in America is a studio album by American recording artist Gil Scott-Heron   It contains introspective and socially conscious lyrics by Scott-Heron that reflect on African-American culture at the time of the album's conception. While Jackson's piano-based arrangements are rooted in jazz and the blues, their stripped-down production for the album resulted in a reliance on more traditional African and R&B sounds                                                                                             (wikipedia)    


       

             African Americans During World War II