Lyrics Washington, D.C. - Gil Scott-Heron
Symbols
of
democracy,
pinned
up
against
the
coast
Outhouse
of
bureaucracy,
surrounded
by
a
moat
Citizens
of
poverty
are
barely
out
of
sight
The
overlords
escape
in
the
evening
with
people
of
the
night
Morning
brings
the
tourists,
peering
eyes
and
rubber
necks
To
catch
a
glimpse
of
the
cowboy
making
the
world
a
nervous
wreck
It's
a
mass
of
irony
for
all
the
world
to
see
It's
the
nation's
capital,
it's
Washington
D.C.
It's
the
nation's
capital
It's
the
nation's
capital
It's
the
nation's
capital,
it's
Washington
D.C.
(Mmmm-hmmm)
May
not
have
the
glitter
or
the
glamour
of
L.A.
May
not
have
the
history
or
the
intrigue
of
Pompeii
But
when
it
comes
to
making
music,
and
sure
enough
making
news
People
who
just
don't
make
sense
and
people
making
do
Seems
a
ball
of
contradictions,
pulling
different
ways
Between
the
folks
who
come
and
go,
and
one's
who've
got
to
stay
It's
a
mass
of
irony
for
all
the
world
to
see
It's
the
nation's
capital,
it's
Washington
D.C.
It's
the
nation's
capital
It's
the
nation's
capital
It's
the
nation's
capital,
it's
Washington
D.C.
Seems
to
me,
it's
still
in
light
time
people
knifed
up
on
14th
street
Makes
me
feel
it's
always
the
right
time
for
them
people
showing
up
and
coming
clean
Did
make
the
one
seem
kind
of
numb
It's
the
nation's
capital
It's
the
nation's
capital
It's
the
nation's
capital,
it's
Washington
D.C.
(Mmmm-hmmm)
Symbols
of
democracy,
pinned
up
against
the
coast
Outhouse
of
bureaucracy,
surrounded
by
a
moat
Citizens
of
poverty
are
barely
out
of
sight
Overlords
escape
in
the
evening
with
people
of
the
night
Morning
come
and
bring
the
tourists,
craning
rubber
necks
Catch
a
glimpse
of
the
cowboy
making
the
world
a
nervous
wreck
It's
a
mass
of
irony
for
all
the
world
to
see
It's
the
nation's
capital,
it's
Washington
D.C.
It's
the
nation's
capital
It's
the
nation's
capital
It's
the
nation's
capital,
it's
Washington
D.C.
It's
the
nation's
capital
Got
you
feeling
capital
The
punishment
is
capital
in
Washington
D.C.
It's
the
nation's
capital
It's
the
nation's
capital
Punishment
is
capital
in
Washington
D.C.
Sing,
it's
the
nation's
capital
Album
Moving Target
1 Fast Lane
2 Washington, D.C.
3 No Exit
4 Blue Collar
5 Explanations
6 Ready Or Not
7 Black History/ The World
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