Lyrics New York Is Killing Me - Gil Scott-Heron
Yeah
the
doctors
don′t
know,
but
New
York
was
killing
me
Bunch
of
doctors
coming
around,
they
don't
know
That
New
York
is
killing
me
Yeah
I
need
to
go
home
and
take
it
slow
in
Jackson,
Tennessee
Let
me
tell
ya
city
living
ain′t
all
It
is
cracked
up
to
be
Fast
city
living
it
all
It's
cracked
up
to
be
Yes,
seem
I
need
to
go
home
And
slow
down
in
Jackson,
Tennessee
Yes
I
lay
down,
I
lay
down
The
doctor:
"Try
to
take
it
all
in"
Yeah,
lay
down,
lay
down
To
try
to
take
it
all
in
(Take
it
all
in)
Yeah,
you
got
eight
million
people
And
I
didn't
have
a
single
friend
Don′t
you
know,
don′t
you
know
New
York
was
killing
me
Yes,
I
was
standing
nearly
dying
here
And
New
York
was
killing
me
Seems
like
I
need
to
start
over
And
move
back
home
in
Jackson,
Tennessee
Lord
have
mercy,
mercy
on
me
Yeah,
Lord
have
mercy,
have
mercy
on
me
Tell
him
to
bury
my
body
back
home
in
Jackson,
Tennessee
Yeah
Lord
have
mercy,
have
mercy
on
me
Yeah,
I
need
to
be
back
home,
need
to
be
back
home
Need
to
be
back
home,
need
to
be
back
home
yeah
Born
in
Chicago
but
I
go
home
Tennessee
Yeah,
I
was
born
in
Chicago
but
I
1 On Coming from a Broken Home, Pt. 1
2 Me and the Devil
3 I'm New Here
4 Your Soul and Mine
5 Parents (Interlude)
6 I'll Take Care of You
7 Being Blessed (Interlude)
8 Where Did the Night Go
9 I Was Guided (Interlude)
10 New York Is Killing Me
11 Certain Things (Interlude)
12 Running
13 The Crutch
14 I've Been Me (Interlude)
15 On Coming from a Broken Home, Pt. 2
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