[Intro: Gil Scott-Heron]
This is a song about change. You see, we say many things about the changing aspects of our lives. We say that since change is inevitable, we should direct the change rather than simply continue to go through the change. We sing a song of revolution as change to the brothers in the Caribbean and Africa, where I'm coming from

[Verse 1: Gil Scott-Heron]
Early in the morning, I, I heard the call
Of the crow. He said, "Come on now
Brother. Want you to fly with me and
And can't you see it's time to go?"
Well, I’ve been-a working on
This delta underneath burning sun
Seemed like a Mississippi revolution
I feel like-a where I'm coming from
Feel like-a where I'm coming from, feel like-a where I'm coming from

[Verse 2: Gil Scott-Heron]
A brother man run to Nebraska
After the Civil War was through
He worked with his hands, he worked on the land all of
His life—ain’t nothing else he know to do
A rooting-tooting, Wild-West
Shooting-up brother, though his story don't teach us none
Seemed like a Wild West revolution
Ought to be where I'm coming from
Ought to be where I'm coming from, ought to be where I'm coming from

[Verse 3: Gil Scott-Heron]
Brother man raised on welfare
He live his life a-in the heart of the city
Among the junkies and the desperate people, a brother man
Learned about a life without pity
But he just been a-thinking and waiting and thinking and waiting
He knew his chance was bound to come
It seemed like big city revolution
Ought to be where I'm coming from ‘cause
Yes, the way I’m coming from, and it ought to be where I’m coming from
[Verse 4: Gil Scott-Heron]
And the point I was
Trying to make: I’m moving from place to place and
Time to time. Yes, and the
Vibration that bring me new vibrations
Of the song on peoples’ mind
They tell me, “Gil, don't be afraid
Of revolution! Ain't nothing but change and change is
Sure ‘nough bound to come.” Yeah, now put a little
Revolution in your life and you'll understand where I'm coming from-a
Can you understand-a where I'm coming from? Understand where I'm coming from

[Verse 5: Gil Scott-Heron]
Yeah, tell me, can you just understand?
I’m trying my best to explain, but, tell me, can you understand?
We’re living in a world of change. Now, tell me, do you just understand?
Now I’m trying my best to explain, but, tell me, do you just understand?
‘Cause if we ever get together, it’d be so much better. Brother, understand
If we ever get together, it’d be so much better. Brother, understand
And I really believe, and I really believe, and I
Really believe we could talk to another all over and showing the world
We understand. We’re living in a world of change, uh
Living in a world of change, my brother. Tell me, t-tell me, brother, do you
Understand? ‘Cause if we ever get together, it’ll be more magic. Do you understand?