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 another 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 hunger 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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Another little baby child is born - In the ghetto
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And his mama cries


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