Gil Scott-Heron
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
Rockets, moon shots
Spend it on the have-nots
Money, we make it
'Fore we see it, you'll take it
Make me wanna holler
The way they do my life
Make me wanna holler
The way they do my life
This ain't livin' this ain't livin'
No, no baby, this ain't livin'
No, no, no, no
Inflation, no chance
To increase finance
Bills pile up, sky high
Send that boy off to die
Hey, make me wanna holler
The way they do my life
Make me wanna holler
The way they do my life
Makes me wanna holler
The way they do my life
Hang ups, let downs
Bad breaks, set backs
Natural fact is
I cannot pay my taxes
Make me wanna holler
And throw up both my hands
Yea, it makes me wanna holler
And throw up both my hands
Crime is increasing
Trigger happy policing
Panic is spreading
God knows where, we're heading
Make me wanna holler
Oh, they don't understand
Makes me wanna holler
They don't understand
Everybody thinks we were wrong
But who are they to judge us
Simply 'cause we wear our hair long