《In The Ghetto》歌词

[00:00:05] as the snow flies

[00:00:10] on a cold and gray chicago mornin'

[00:00:13] a poor little baby child is born

[00:00:16] in the ghetto

[00:00:21] and his mama cries

[00:00:27] 'cause if there's one thing that she don't need

[00:00:29] it's another hungry mouth to feed

[00:00:32] in the ghetto

[00:00:37] people, don't you understand

[00:00:40] the child needs a helping hand

[00:00:43] or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day

[00:00:48] take a look at you and me,

[00:00:51] are we too blind to see,

[00:00:54] do we simply turn our heads

[00:00:57] and look the other way

[00:01:01] well the world turns

[00:01:07] and a hungry little boy with a runny nose

[00:01:10] plays in the street as the cold wind blows

[00:01:12] in the ghetto

[00:01:18] and his hunger burns

[00:01:23] so he starts to roam the streets at night

[00:01:26] and he learns how to steal

[00:01:27] and he learns how to fight

[00:01:29] in the ghetto

[00:01:34] then one night in desperation

[00:01:37] the young man breaks away

[00:01:40] he buys a gun, steals a car,

[00:01:43] tries to run, but he don't get far

[00:01:46] and his mama cries

[00:01:52] as a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man

[00:01:54] face down on the street with a gun in his hand

[00:01:57] in the ghetto

[00:02:02] and as her young man dies,

[00:02:08] on a cold and gray chicago mornin',

[00:02:11] another little baby child is born

[00:02:15] in the ghetto

[00:02:21] and his mama cries