Lyrics The Train from Washington - Gil Scott-Heron
During
reconstruction
time,
there
were
folks
Who
had
been
promised
40
acres
and
a
mule
And
they
were
told
that
a
man
with
their
legal
papers
Could
be
expected
on
a
train
from
Washington
There
were
folks
who
waited
for
him
And
there
are
folks
who
are
still
waiting
for
him
But
you
can′t
depend
on
a
train
from
Washington
That
is
100
years
overdue
You
can
depend
on
the
stars
and
planets,
yeah
They'll
always
tell
you
the
truth
You
can
depend
on
the
15th
of
April,
yeah
Somehow
it
always
gets
through
You
can
depend
on
the
daily
paper′s
calls
They
sure
not
bring
you
the
blues
But
don't
depend
on
the
train
from
Washington
That's
100
years
overdue
I
see
people,
dragging
on
their
own
I
see
them
standing
anxious
near
the
tracks
I
see
people,
a
long,
long
way
from
home
Wonderin′
how
they′ll
ever
get
back
You
can
depend
on
the
politicians,
yeah
Always
got
a
point
of
view
They
are
contemporary
court
magicians,
yeah
Sleight
of
mouth
will
dazzle
you
You
can
depend
on
the
repositions
from
them
Changes
that
you've
got
to
go
through
But
don′t
depend
on
the
train
from
Washington
That's
100
years
overdue
I
see
people
on
their
way
to
work
I
see
factories
bursting
at
the
seams
I
see
people
listenin′
for
the
whistle
On
the
train
that
will
carry
their
dreams
I
see
people
on
their
way
to
work
I
see
factories
bursting
at
the
seams
I
see
people
listenin'
for
the
whistle
On
the
train
that
will
carry
their
dreams
You
can
depend
on
the
folks
and
gravity
′Cause
both
of
them
will
bring
you
down
You
can
depend
on
catchin'
somethin',
yeah
′Cause
somethin′
is
goin'
around
You
can
depend
on
the
first
two
numbers,
but
Damn,
if
the
last
one
comes
through
But
don′t
depend
on
the
train
from
Washington
That's
100
years
overdue
You
can′t
depend
on
the
train
from
Washington
That's
100
years
overdue,
oh
Lord
you
see
You
can′t
depend
on
the
train
from
Washington
That's
100
years
overdue,
don't
you
over
But
don′t
depend
on
the
train
from
Washington
Yeah-he-hey,
yeah,
you
know
it
might
not
make
it
You
can′t
depend
on
the
train
from
Washington
Everybody
knows
if
it's
runnin′
it's
runnin′
late
You
can't
depend
on
the
train
from
Washington
That′s
100
years-
and
that's
a
long,
long
time
You
can't
depend
on
the
train
from
Washington
That′s
100
years
overdue,
see
it,
huh
You
can′t
depend
on
the
train
from
Washington
That's
100
years
overdue,
don′t
you
take
me
for
bonanza
You
can't
depend
on
the
train
from
Washington
That′s
100
years
overdue
You
can't
depend
on
the
train
from
Washington
That′s
100
years
overdue
1 The Train from Washington
2 Not Needed
3 Waiting for the Axe to Fall
4 Combinations
5 Legend In His Own Mind
6 You Could Be My Brother
7 The Klan
8 Your Daddy Loves You (For Gia Louise)
9 Storm Music
10 Grandma's Hands
11 Is That Jazz?
12 Morning Thoughts
13 Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
14 Gun
15 'B' Movie (Intro, Poem, Song)
16 Fast Lane
17 Washington, D.C.
18 No Exit
19 Blue Collar
20 Explanations
21 Ready Or Not
22 Black History/ The World
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