Lyrics Gil Scott-Heron

Gil Scott-Heron

You Could Be My Brother

You could be my brother

And I ain't talking about short term

Something in your eyes

Something that tells me that you see it all

And wouldn't you like to see

A place where children freely run and play

And wouldn't you like to see

A place where every man can have a say

And wouldn't you like to see

A space and time exist where all men can truly be free

Yes, well that's a lad like me

You could be my brother

You could be my brother

And I ain't talking about rich at all

'Cause once you start sharing

You always feel somehow that you got all

And wouldn't you like to feel

There be folks they're with you when you make your stand

And wouldn't you like to feel

You'll hold your destiny in your own hands

And wouldn't you like to feel

There's enough respect out there for each and every men

Yes, well don't you understand

You could be my brother

Well wouldn't you like to see

A place where children freely run and play

Yes, and wouldn't you like to see

A place where every man can have a say

Well wouldn't you like to see

A space and time exist where all men could truly be free

Yeah, that's a lad like me

Yes, that's a lad like me

Well and wouldn't you be

You could be my brother

You could be my brother

You could be my brother

You could, you could

You could, you could

You could, you could my brother