On Coming from a Broken Home (Pt. 1)-Gil Scott-Heron

[00:00.000] 作词 : E. Hudson/Gil Scott-Heron/Kanye West [00:00.250] 作曲 : E. Hudson/Gil Scott-Heron/Kanye West [00:00.500]On Coming From a Broken Home （Pt. 1） - Gil Scott-Heron [00:01.00]Written by：E. Hudson/Kanye West/Gil Scott/Heron [00:03.789]I want to make this a special tribute [00:06.968]To a family that contradicts the concepts [00:10.728]Heard the rules but wouldn't accept [00:13.708]In women folk raised me [00:15.142]And I was full grown [00:17.857]Before I knew [00:19.500]I came from a broken home [00:22.420]Sent to live with my grandma down south [00:25.528]When my uncles was leaving [00:26.819]And my grandfather had just left for heaven [00:29.25]They said [00:30.985]And as every ologist would certainly note [00:34.676]I had no strong male figure right [00:38.761]But lily scott was absolutely not your mail [00:41.402]Order room service type cast black grandmother [00:46.249]I was moved in with her [00:48.112]Temporarily [00:49.842]Just until things were patched [00:52.455]'Til this was patched and 'til that was patched [00:55.215]Until I became [00:55.937]At 3456789and 10 [01:01.266]The patch that held Lily [01:03.189]Scott who held me and like them 4 [01:06.817]I became one more [01:09.213]An I loved her from the absolute marrow of my bones [01:12.532]And we was holdin'on [01:15.267]I come from a broken home [01:19.11]She had more than the five senses [01:21.117]She knew more than books could teach [01:23.501]And raised everyone she touched just a little bit higher [01:27.389]And all around her there was a natural sense [01:30.883]As though she sensed what the stars say what the birds say [01:34.258]What the wind and the clouds say [01:37.338]A sensual soul and self that [01:39.764]African sense [01:42.65]And she raised me like she raised 4of her own [01:45.757]And I was hurt and scared and shocked [01:48.824]When Lil Scott left suddenly one night [01:51.855]And they sent a limousine from heaven [01:53.671]To take her to god if there is one [01:56.679]So I knew she had gone [02:01.367]And I came from a broken home