In The Ghetto
Mac Davis / Elvis Presley (1969)
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As the | snow flies | | | | | | On a | cold and gray chicago mornin' |
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A | poor little baby | child is born - In the | ghetto | | | | | |
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And his | mama cries | | | | | | 'cause if | there's one thing that she don't need |
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Is an | other hungry | mouth to feed - In the | ghetto | | | | | |
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| People, don't you | understand - The child needs a | helping | hand |
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Or | he'll grow to be an | angry young man some | day |
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Take a look at | you and me, Are we too | blind to | see, |
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Do we | simply turn our | heads and look the | other way |
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Well the | world turns | | | | | And a | hungry little boy with a runny nose |
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Plays | in the street as the | cold wind blows - In the | ghetto | | | | | |
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And his h | unger burns | | | | | So he | starts to roam the streets at night |
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And he | learns how to steal And he | learns how to fight - In the | ghetto | | | | | |
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| Then one night in desperation A | young man breaks | away. |
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He | buys a gun, | steals a car, He | tries to run, but he | don't get far |
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And his | mama cries | | | | | As a | crowd gathers 'round an angry young man |
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Face | down on the street with a | gun in his hand - In the | ghetto | | | | | |
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As her | young man dies, | | | | | On a | cold and gray chicago mornin', |
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An | other little baby | child is born - In the | ghetto | | | | | |
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And his | mama cries | | | | | |
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