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lyrics

Junkie Maker
Give me back my mother
Junkie Maker give me back,
my brother….
Junk Maker
Junk Maker
Junk Maker
Your factory is full today
of mother’s, brother, fathers
and sisters. They await your car-washed Mercedes
to park along the curbside, as if a missing puzzle.
One by one, clutching in their hands,
social security checks, welfare checks
Stolen money, hard-earned cash

Junkie Maker give me back my mother
Junkie Maker give me back, give me back
My brother


I remember back in’da day
You ustah wait til the sun, went down
before you pulled out your bag of tricks
You said that you said that ‘Children
weren’t game’. Now’yo motto is, time is money,
money equals time, those caught between the crossfire
gotta deal with the crime

You a trip man
You’ah mo’fuckin’ trip

Junkie Maker , give me back my mother
Junkie maker give me back, give me back
My brother
as long as it’s not there mouths
who got the glass dick stuck in’der mouths

Ov’ah der is ole Man Mr. Johnson,
he remembers when crack’hoes
were nothing but unemployed men,
and women, waiting for their welfare checks
Shiii, Ak-47s were nothin’ but baseballs bats
and butcher knives…my oh my how things change
Junkie maker, give me back my mother
Junkie Maker give me back, give me back my brother

Junkie Maker, give me back mother
and my brother, and my sister
and, my father….

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from Marvin Tate's D​-​Settlement, released November 4, 2022

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Marvin Tate's D-Settlement Chicago, Illinois

D-Settlement were Chicago’s best-kept secret: a trailblazing, diverse band mixing R&B, soul, punk, gospel and funk with biting wit and political commentary. Led by Marvin Tate — a poet, artist, playwright and raconteur who wore pipe cleaners in his hair — and supported by a large, dynamic cast of characters, their music was both of and ahead of its time. ... more

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