Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - Willing video free download

Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson LP: 1980

We've all heard so many conflicting words

About life, whether wrong or right

How you gotta be workin' hard

And it ain't no easy job

To survive. Just keep it alive

We've all come to think of ourselves as links

In a chain, so much to gain

We are the ones who tie our fathers to our sons

Don't you know, that's how we grow

(Chorus)

What my life really means is that the songs that I sing

Are just pieces of a dream that I've been building

And we can make a stand and hey, I'm reachin' out my hand

'Cause I know damn well we can if we are willing

But we gotta be....

Got to be willing (X3)

Well we've all been so close to getting in

It's always nice, with no sacrifice

But times have changed and it's no longer strange

To make a few corrections in our direction

'Cause being strong is more than just holdin' on

To advance, you gotta take a chance

Waitin' on line, it ain't nothin' but marking time

Won't get nowhere, just standing there

Chorus

What my life really means is that the songs that I sing

Are just pieces of a dream that I've been building

And we can make a stand and hey, I'm reachin' for your hand

'Cause I know damn well we can if we are willing

But we gotta be....

Got to be willing (X3)

(Repeat last chorus)