This is a song about change, you see
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We say many things about the changing aspects of our lives
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We say that since change is inevitable, we should direct the change
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Rather than simply continue to go through the change
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We sing a song of revolution as change
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To the brothers in the Caribbean and Africa,
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Where I'm Coming from
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Early in the mornin' I heard the call of the crow.
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He said "C'mon now Brother, I want you to fly with me.
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Can't you see, it's time to go?"
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I been working on this delta underneath the burnin' sun.
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Seem like a Mississippi revolution feel like where I'm coming from.
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Brother man run to Nebraska after the Civil War was through.
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He worked with his hands, he worked on the land alla his life--
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nothin' else he know to do.
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Rootin'-tootin', wild-west-shootin'-up Brothers!
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Though His story don't teach us none.
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Seem like a Wild West Revolution oughta be where I'm comin' from.
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Brother man raised on welfare
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He live his life in the heart of the city.
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Among the junkies and the desperate people
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he learned about life without pity.
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But he's just been thinkin' and waitin' and thinkin' and waitin',
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know his chance was bound to come.
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Seem like big city revolution oughta be where I'm comin' from.
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The point I'm trying to make, movin' from place to place and time to time
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(is that) vibrations that bring on new vibrations
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is all that's on peoples minds.
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(They tell me) Don't be 'fraid of revolution!
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It ain't nothin' but change and change is surely bound to come.
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Put a little revolution in your life
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and you'll understand where I'm comin' from.
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Delta Man (Where I'm Comin' From)
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| Gil Scott-Heron |
