I want to make this a special tributeTo a family that contradicts the conceptsHeard the rules but wouldn't acceptAnd women-folk raised meAnd I was full grown before i knewI came from a broken homeSent to live with my grandma down southWhen my uncles was leavingAnd my grandfather had just left for heavenThey said and as every-ologist would certainly noteI had no strong male figure right?But lily Scott was absolutely not your mail order room service type cast black Grandmother I was moved in with her;Temporarily, just until things were patched,'Til this was patched and 'til that was patchedUntil I became at 3, 4, 5,6 ,7, 8, 9 and 10The patch that held Lily Scott who held me and like them 4I become one more and I loved her from the absolute marrow of my bonesAnd we was holdin on,I come from a broken homeShe had more then the 5 sensesShe knew more then books could teachAnd raised everyone she touched just a little bit higherAnd all around her there was a natural senseAs though she sensed what the stars say what the birds sayWhat the wind and the clouds sayA sensual soul and self that African senseAnd she raised me like she raised 4 of her ownAnd I was hurt and scared and shocked when Lily Scott left suddenly one nightAnd they sent a limousine from heaven to take her to god, if there is one.So I knew she had gone; andI came from a broken home
Lyrics by Gil Scott-Heron
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