"Gun" is a song by GilScott-Heron, released in 1981 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:53 long and contains 49 lines and 341 words.
Lyrics
0:18Brother Man nowadays living in the ghetto
0:22Where the danger's sure enough real
0:28Well when he's out late at night
0:30And if he's got his head on right
0:32Well I lay you 9 to 5 he's walking with steal
0:36Brother Man says he's 'fraid of gangsters
0:40Messing with people just for fun
0:46He don't want to be next
0:48He got a family to protect
0:51So just last week he bought himself a gun
0:54Everybody got a pistol everybody got a 45
1:04And the philosophy seem to be
1:06At least as near as I can see
1:09When other folks give up theirs I'll give up mine
1:12This is a violent civilization
1:17If civilization's where I am
1:22Every channel that I stop on
1:25Got a different kind of cop on
1:28Killing them by the million for Uncle Sam
1:30Saturday night just ain't that special
1:35Yeah I got the constitution on the run
1:41'Cause even though we've got the right
1:43To defend our home to defend our life
1:45Got to understand to get it in hand about the guns
1:49Everybody got a pistol everybody got a 45
1:59And the philosophy seem to be
2:01At least as near as I can see
2:03When other folks give up give up give up I'll give up I'll give up theirs
2:43Saturday night just ain't that special
2:48Freedom to be afraid is all you want
2:53Yes if you don't want to be next
2:56You've got a family to protect
2:589 out of 10 you've got a friend you've got a gun
3:02Everybody got a pistol everybody got a 45
3:13And the philosophy seem to be
3:14At least as near as I can see
3:17When other folks give up theirs I'll give up mine
3:20Everybody got a pistol this mosty be the N-R-A
3:30Yeah 'cause when it's time to shine up
3:32You know damn well they're gonna line up
3:34Everybody
3:36Everybody
3:36Everybody
3:37Everybody
3:39Everybody
3:42Everybody
3:47And the philosophy seem to be
3:50At least as near as I can see
3:53When other folks give up theirs I'll give up mine
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 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 Killing 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 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 give up give up I'll give up I'll give up theirs 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 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 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 Everybody Everybody Everybody Everybody 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
Translation
Select a language to see the translated lyrics.