Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Curtis Mayfield
Vocals
Joseph Scott
Bass Guitar
Morris Jennings
Drums
Craig McCullen
Guitar
Master Henry Gibson
Percussion
Harry "Slip" Lepp
Trombone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Curtis Mayfield
Songwriter
John Pate
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Curtis Mayfield
Producer
Irv Stimler
Associate Producer
Roger Anfinsen
Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Eddie, you should know better
Brother, you know you're wrong
[Verse 2]
Think of the tears and fears
You bring to your folks back home
They'd say, "Where did he go wrong, my Lord?
[Verse 3]
We planned and worked hard
From the very start
Tried to make him better
Than all the rest
But the brother proved to be
So much less"
[Verse 4]
Eddie is everybody's friend
But sometimes, you wonder now and then
[Verse 5]
The only time he'll choose you
When there's something to lose through
His personal loss
And the friend pays the cost
All the time
[Verse 6]
Must be something that's freezin' his mind
That has made him, through greed, so very blind
And I don't think he's gonna make it this time
Written by: Curtis Mayfield