The Crutch

by Gil Scott-Heron

From the album: I'm New Here

Track 13 of 25 on I'm New Here (2010).

Duration: 02:44

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Lyrics for The Crutch

His eyes half closed revealed his world of nod A world of lonely men and no love, no God His life of seeming nonchalance can't hide The pain and fear that in his mind reside From dawn 'til dawn his body houses hurt And none of us can truly aid his search We sit outside and sing cliches, the fool It's always easy to forecast other's doom The savage beast that once so soothed his brain Has reared it's ugly head and staked it's claim Call Yama, here sits one more soul That he will have to add to sorrows toll These men, still men, would be like you and me But when the world reached out they chose to flee (The crutch) The crutch

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  1. On Coming from a Broken Home (Pt. 1)
  2. Me and the Devil
  3. I'm New Here
  4. Your Soul and Mine
  5. Parents (Interlude)
  6. I'll Take Care of You
  7. Being Blessed (Interlude)
  8. Where Did the Night Go
  9. I Was Guided (Interlude)
  10. New York Is Killing Me
  11. Certain Things (Interlude)
  12. Running
  13. The Crutch
  14. I've Been Me (Interlude)
  15. On Coming from a Broken Home (Pt. 2)
  16. Handsome Johnny
  17. King Henry IV
  18. Piano Player (Intro)
  19. Home Is Where The Hatred Is
  20. Winter in America - Interlude
  21. Winter in America - 2010 Live Studio Version
  22. Jazz (Interlude)
  23. Is That Jazz
  24. A Place To Go (Interlude)
  25. My Cloud