Lyrics Home Is Where the Hatred Is (Live) - Gil Scott-Heron

Uh, recently, recently we have started to sign review songs
That people may or may not have heard from earlier albums
Because it's about that time
This song was redone by a sister named Esther Philips
On an album of hers called, "Whisper to a Stream"
We'd like to take you into an album that we originally did
Called "Pieces of a Man"
And the song was called, "Home is where the Hatred is"
Just before I do that I want to make sure you know everybody
Because we're all glad to be here
And we've all had some good times here
Came back to rejoin them, first of all
Yours and mine, our percussionist, if you will please
From Jamaica to West Indies
The rhythm master, Larry MacDonald on percussion
And the backbone of our rhythm section is our drummer
And time-keeper, please say good evening
To brother Rodney Young who's on drums
And one you perhaps know very well because of his contributions
And he's playin' music over here
I refer to him as the Secretary of Entertainment
Say good evening please, on bass, this is the master brother Robert Gordon
If you would please, our principle soloist on tenor saxophone
Brother Ron Holloway
And last but not least, an arranger, keyboard player, and vocalist
Say good evening please, to sister Kim Jordan
Kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it
Can't go home again
Kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it
Can't go home again
Kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it
Can't go home again
Kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it
Can't go home again
A junkie walking through the twilight
I'm on my way home
I left three days ago, but no one seems to know I'm gone
And home is where the hatred is
And home is filled with pain
So it might not be such a bad idea if I never
I never went home again
Kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it
Can't go home again, you know that I can't go home
Kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it
Can't go home again, I might never
Kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it
Can't go home again, you know that I can't go home
Kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it
Can't go home again
Now home is where I live inside my white powder dreams
Home was once an empty vacuum but it's filled now with my silent screams
Home is where the needle marks
Try to heal my broken heart
And it might not be such a bad idea if I never
I never went home again
Stand as far away from me as you can and ask me why
Hang on to your rosary beads
Close your eyes and watch me die
You keep saying, kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it
God, but did you ever try
To turn your sick soul inside out?
So that the world
So that the world can watch you die
Watch you die
Watch you die
Watch you
Kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it
Can't go home again
Kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it
Can't go home again, you know I say
Kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it
Can't go home again, you know that I can't, say
Kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it
Can't go home again
A junkie walking through the twilight
I'm on my way home
I left three days ago, but no one seems to know I'm gone
And home is where the hatred is
And home is filled with pain
So it might not be such a bad idea if I never
I never went home again
Kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it
Can't go home again, you know I might never
Kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it
Can't go home again, got everybody singin'
Kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it
Kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it
Kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it
Kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it
Kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it
Can't go home again
I might never, I might never
I might never, I might never
I might never
I might never go home, never go home
I might never go home
Kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it
Can't go home again
Runnin' and runnin' and runnin' and runnin'
And runnin' and runnin' and runnin', runnin' away
Runnin', runnin' away, runnin' away
Can't get away, can't get away
Can't get away, can't get away
Kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it
Can't go home again
Kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it, kick it
Can't go home again
Can't go home again