I Think I'll Call It Morning...

I Think I'll Call It Morning

I'm gonna take myself a piece of sunshine

and paint it all over my sky.

Be no rain. Be no rain.

I'm gonna take the song from every bird

and make them sing it just for me.

Be no rain.

And I think I'll call it morning from now on.

Why should I survive on sadness

convince myself I've got to be alone?

Why should I subscribe to this world's

madness

knowing that I've got to live on?

I think I'll call it morning from now on.

I'm gonna take myself a piece of sunshine

and paint it all over my sky.

Be no rain. Be no rain.

I'm gonna take the song from every bird

and make them sing it just for me.

Why should I hang my head?

Why should I let tears fall from my eyes
when I've seen everything that there is to see

and I know that there ain't no sense in crying!

I know that there ain't no sense in crying!

I think I'll call it morning from now on.

Gil Scott-Heron

Gil Scott-Heron (born April 1, 1949) is an American poet, musician, and author known primarily for his late 1960s and early 1970s work as a spoken word soul performer and his collaborative work with musician Brian Jackson. His collaborative efforts with Jackson featured a musical fusion of jazz, blues and soul music, as well as lyrical content concerning social and political issues of the time, delivered in both rapping and melismatic vocal styles by Scott-Heron. The music of these albums, most notably Pieces of a Man and Winter in America in the early 1970s, influenced and helped engender later African-American music genres such as hip hop and neo soul. Scott-Heron’s recording work is often associated with black militant activism and has received much critical acclaim for one of his most well-known compositions “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”. On his influence, Allmusic wrote “Scott-Heron’s unique proto-rap style influenced a generation of hip-hop artists”.



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