In the Ghetto

[00:05.42] As the snow flies
[00:11.03] On a cold and grey Chicago morn'
[00:13.98] A poor little baby child is born in the ghetto
[00:19.07] (In the ghetto)
[00:21.95] And his mama cries
[00:27.49] 'Cause if there's one thing that she don't need
[00:30.13] It's another hungry mouth to feed in the ghetto
[00:35.58] (In the ghetto)
[00:38.07] People, don't you understand?
[00:40.55] The child needs a helping hand
[00:43.93] Or he'll grow to be an angry young man someday
[00:48.85] Take a look at you and me
[00:51.34] Are we too blind to see?
[00:54.80] Do we simply turn our heads and look the other way?
[01:02.26] Well the world turns
[01:07.78] And the hungry little boy with a runny nose
[01:10.71] Plays in the street as the cold wind blows in the ghetto
[01:15.78] (In the ghetto)
[01:18.55] And his hunger burns
[01:23.91] So he starts to roam the streets at night
[01:26.63] And he learns how to steal and he learns how to fight in the ghetto
[01:32.11] (In the ghetto)
[01:34.87] And then one night in desperation
[01:37.49] The young man breaks the rules
[01:40.29] He buys a gun, steals a car
[01:42.99] Tries to run, but he don't get far
[01:46.62] And his mama cries
[01:52.33] As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man
[01:55.08] Face down on the street with a gun in his hand in the ghetto
[02:00.35] (In the ghetto)
[02:03.04] As her young man dies (in the ghetto)
[02:08.70] On a cold and grey Chicago morn'
[02:11.69] Another little baby child is born in the ghetto
[02:15.82] In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
[02:21.38] And his mama cries
[02:24.05] (In the ghetto)
[02:29.73] (In the ghetto)
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