《In the Ghetto》歌词

[00:00:11] As the snow flies

[00:00:17] On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'

[00:00:20] A poor little baby child is born

[00:00:23] In the ghetto

[00:00:28] And his mama cries

[00:00:34] 'Cause if there's one thing that she don't need

[00:00:37] It's another hungry mouth to feed

[00:00:40] In the ghetto

[00:00:45] People don't you understand

[00:00:48] The child needs a helping hand

[00:00:52] Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day

[00:00:57] Take a look at you and me

[00:01:00] Are we too blind to see

[00:01:03] Do we simply turn our heads

[00:01:06] And look the other way

[00:01:10] Well the world turns

[00:01:16] And a hungry little boy with a runny nose

[00:01:19] Plays in the street as the cold wind blows

[00:01:22] In the ghetto

[00:01:27] And his hunger burns

[00:01:33] So he starts to roam the streets at night

[00:01:36] And he learns how to steal

[00:01:38] And he learns how to fight

[00:01:39] In the ghetto

[00:01:45] Then one night in desperation

[00:01:48] The young man breaks away

[00:01:51] He buys a gun steals a car

[00:01:54] Tries to run but he don't get far

[00:01:58] And his mama cries

[00:02:04] As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man

[00:02:07] Face down on the street with a gun in his hand

[00:02:24] In the ghetto

[00:02:49] And as her young man dies

[00:03:04] On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'

[00:03:08] Another little baby child is born

[00:03:16] In the ghetto

[00:03:22] And his mama cries