《The Train from Washington》歌词

[00:00:00] The Train from Washington - Gil Scott-Heron (吉尔·斯科特·赛壬)

[00:00:02] During reconstruction time they were folks

[00:00:03] Who have been promised 40 acres and a mule

[00:00:06] And they were told a man with their legal papers

[00:00:08] Could be expected on a train from Washington

[00:00:11] They were folks who waited for him

[00:00:13] And there are folks still waiting for him

[00:00:16] To can't depend on the train from Washington

[00:00:18] It's 100 years overdue

[00:00:34] You can depend on the stars and planets yeah

[00:00:38] They'll always tell you the truth

[00:00:42] You can depend on the 15th of April yeah

[00:00:46] Somehow it always gets through

[00:00:50] You can depend on the daily paper's calls

[00:00:54] They surely bring you the blues

[00:00:59] But don't depend on the train from Washington

[00:01:02] It's one hundred years overdue

[00:01:06] I see people dragging on their own

[00:01:10] See them standing

[00:01:12] Anxious near the tracks

[00:01:14] I see people a long long way from home

[00:01:18] Wondering how they'll ever get back

[00:01:23] You can depend on the politicians yeah

[00:01:27] Always got a point of view

[00:01:32] They are contemporary court magicians yeah

[00:01:35] Sleight of mouth will dazzle you

[00:01:40] You can depend on the repositions from them

[00:01:43] Changes that you've got to go through

[00:01:48] But don't depend on the train from Washington

[00:01:51] It's one hundred years overdue

[00:01:55] I see people on their way to work

[00:01:59] I see factories bursting at the seams

[00:02:03] I see people listening for the whistle

[00:02:07] On the train that will carry their dreams

[00:02:44] I see people on their way to work

[00:02:48] I see factories bursting at the seams

[00:02:52] I see people listening for the whistle

[00:02:56] On the train that will carry their dreams

[00:03:01] You can depend on the folks and gravity

[00:03:05] 'Cuz both of them will bring you down

[00:03:09] You can depend on catching something yeah

[00:03:13] Something is going around

[00:03:18] You can depend on the first two numbers but

[00:03:21] Damn if the last one come through

[00:03:26] But don't depend on the train from Washington

[00:03:29] It's one hundred years overdue

[00:03:34] You can't depend on the train from Washington

[00:03:37] It's one hundred years overdue

[00:03:40] Oh lord you see

[00:03:42] You can't depend on the train from Washington

[00:03:46] It's one hundred years overdue

[00:03:48] Don't you over

[00:03:50] But don't depend on the train from Washington

[00:03:54] Eh eh eh

[00:03:55] Eh you know it might not make it

[00:03:58] You can't depend on the train from Washington

[00:04:02] Everybody knows it's it's running

[00:04:04] It's running late

[00:04:06] You can't depend on the train from Washington

[00:04:10] It's one hundred years

[00:04:12] It's long long time

[00:04:14] You can't depend on the train from Washington

[00:04:18] It's one hundred years overdue

[00:04:21] Say hi

[00:04:22] You can't depend on the train from Washington

[00:04:26] It's one hundred years overdue

[00:04:30] You can't depend on the train from Washington

[00:04:34] It's one hundred years overdue

[00:04:38] You can't depend on the train from Washington