Scott-Heron, Gil - Push Comes To Shove Lyrics






Push comes to shove to find exactly what you're made of

Ain't nobody seen you
Can nobody scold you
Can nobody blame you,
And make you feel bad

Nobody should tie you
Tell you I told you
Nobody should ride you,
About the commitments you had.

Cuz they done learned you
And they done burned you
Showed you idealistic is all you were
Everybody gotta realize
That we all had to compromise
Had to put on suit and ties
When push came to shove

(it's seems like)

Push comes to shove once in your lifetime (yes and)
Push comes to shove to find out just what's on your mind
Push comes to shove to find exactly what you're made of

Nobody can know
Nobody should tease you
Not try to disown you (bizown?)
And make you feel strange
Nobody got to explain
Ain't nothing really to explain
Everything that rearrange--- (?)
and the weather can change (?)

But they done taught you
Cuz they done caught you
Showed you unrealistic is all you was
So everybody once believed
Was only showing how naive
Gotta give up to be free
When push came to shove.

Push comes to shove once in your lifetime (yes and)
Push comes to shove to find out just what's on your mind
Push comes to shove to find exactly what you're made of

Well, everybody knew somehow we was somehow running late
And with the captains overboard, who was handling a ship of fate?
And all we knew was what we really did not know
And that's when push was sure 'nough coming to shove

Push comes to shove to find exactly what you're made of...

Cuz they done learned you
And they done burned you
Showed you idealistic is all you was
Everybody gotta realize
That we all had to compromise
Had to put on suit and ties
When push came to shove

Push comes to shove once in your lifetime (yes and)
Push comes to shove to find out just what's on your mind
Push comes to shove to find exactly what you're made of





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  1. A.... P....

    Staring down the wolf.

  2. 2.... ....

    "and all we knew is what we really did not know!" just awesome. wish i would of met the man.

  3. M.... O....

    I wonder Do Ppl get the Deep profound implications here, of a Ppl Struggles against the most Inhuemane System (Whitesupremacy/Racism) That’s Probably Ever Existed

    M.... O....

    Systematic racism is fucked up, but it's not as bad as Wahhabism or Stalinism or some shit, persacuted minorities in those systems die before they get the chance to tell you how fucked up it is. But this song is deep, you was never wrong about that.

  4. J.... N....

    goosebumps.

  5. M.... O....

    Bottom line Revolution is beyond our wildest expectations/fantasy, Yet the Work must be done

  6. S.... J....

    Don't try to re-zone me!!! The guitar work is a thing of beauty including that ax guitar.Thank God I seen the live show, small band BIG sound.. That sax work bring late great Mr Eli Fontaine to the ear.Where is Gill's band?? The Amnesia Express.Rip Brother GsH

  7. C.... ....

    flinguerie

  8. R.... H....

    R.I.P EMMA L. HAYES  LOVE U MOMMY ALWAYS ............................................

    R.... H....

    Salute TO your Awesome MOTHER... keep her in YOUR HEART AND MIND😉

  9. R.... L....

    Find out what your made of.

  10. m.... ....

    No problem. I know that at certain points of the song it's hard to understand what he's saying, and I had to play parts a number of times before I got it, so you're not alone, LOL....

  11. F.... ....

    @mezzo1741 thx ;)

  12. m.... ....

    The lyrics are not in order, so you would have to read from the bottom(first) post to the top(last) post, but I just tweaked the lyrics because a few words were wrong........

  13. m.... ....

    Was only showing how naive
    Gotta give up to be free
    When push came to shove, it seem like

  14. m.... ....

    Push comes to shove once in your lifetime(yes and)
    Push comes to shove to find out just what's on your mind
    Push comes to shove to find exactly what you're made of

    Nobody gettin on you
    Nobody should tease you
    Not try to piss on you
    And make you feel strange
    Nobody got to explain
    Ain't really nothing to explain Everything got rearranged
    In a web of change

    But they done taught you
    Cuz they done caught you
    Showed you unrealistic is all you was
    So everybody once believed

  15. m.... ....

    Can't nobody shame you
    Can't nobody scold you
    Can't nobody blame you
    And make you feel bad

    Nobody should chide you
    And tell you I told you
    Nobody should ride you
    About commitments you have

    Cuz they done learned you
    And they done burned you
    Showed you idealistic is all you were
    Everybody gotta realize
    That we all had to compromise
    Had to put on suit and ties
    When push came to shove, it seem like