In The Ghetto Lyrics

In The Ghetto lyrics

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 In The Ghetto



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 (M. Davies) 



 



 As the snow flies



 On a cold and grey Chicago morn



 A poor little baby child is born in the ghetto



 



 



 And his mama cries



 Cause there's one thing that she don't need



 Is another little hungry mouth to feed in the ghetto



 



 



 Oh people don't you understand



 This child needs a helping hand



 He's gonna grow to be an angry young man some day



 Take a look at you and me



 Are we that blind to see?



 Do we simply turn our heads and look the other way?



 



 



 And the world turns



 And the hungry little boy with the runny nose



 Plays in the streets as the cold wind blows in the ghetto



 And his hunger burns



 So he starts to roam the streets at night



 And he learns how to steal and he learns how to fight in the ghetto



 



 



 Then one night in desperation



 The young man breaks away



 He buys a gun and steals a car



 He tries to run but he don't get far



 And his mama cries



 A crowd gathers round an angry young man



 Face down in the street with a gun in his hand in the ghetto



 



 



 Oh people don't you understand



 This child needs a helping hand



 He's gonna grow to be an angry young man some day



 Take a look at you and me



 Are we that blind to see?



 Do we simply turn our heads and look the other way?



 



 



 And as her young man dies



 On a cold and grey Chicago morn



 Another little baby child is born in the ghetto