Gil Scott-Heron - Willing Lyrics
[Verse 1]
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
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
But we gotta be....
Got to be willing [X3]
[Verse 2]
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]
[Verse 1]
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]
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Gil Scott-Heron Willing Comments
JAAASZCZUUUR
Oddly enough, you would have to go to alternative rock stations to hear GSH, whereas the conventional R&B/soul/funk stations ignored him.
Got To be WILLING
Add to apple music
Who's Willing in 2019✊
Best track they ever did.
I loved singing this song to my son.
Perfection.
Thank you GSH!
Helped me make it through college, 1979-1983, UMass, Amherst. He always came by the area and played the great venue Rusty Nail in Sunderland and always had time for us after the shows. Great memories.
4 imbeciles n ont pas aime , sur des clochards du 75
One of my favorite
Pioufffff 💣
Thx.merci
Genius, Poet, Legend
Perfect.
My fathers song right here. Every time he played the album he would play Hold On To Your Dream for me, then he played this about 3 times. Knew the song word for word. Great times!!!
Thats beautiful
one of the greatest soul Singer.
Yes one!
Definitely in Gil's Top 10 and that's saying something. Drew on him a whole bunch in the early 80's as an undergraduate. A great one for sure.
In Gil"s top 10
Miss u GSH !
timeless classic. a perfect song.
+MobiusBandwidth
My mother first tuned me in to this song when it came out because she liked--and I liked it---haven't heard it in years. This was the first song I ever heard by GSH--I've never heard of him at the time, and wouldn't really get into his music until my stepdad bought home a collection of his songs, and I heard "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" ,:"Lady Day & John Coltrane", "Pieces Of A Man" and I was hooked. Only the jazz and college stations played his music,though--he was a remarkable talent--R.I.P.
peacee, love, equality. if we are willing.
i LOVE the LYRICS and PULL UPS in this song.
a magnificent poet and songwriter taken too soon
YES! I FOUND IT
I've search this song for a few days now, yes
Amazing!