In The Ghetto

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As the snow flies. 
 
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On a cold and grey Chicago morn‘ another liitle baby child is born 
 
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In the ghetto 
 
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And his mother cries ( in the ghetto ) 
 
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‘Cause if there‘s one thing that she don‘t need, it‘s another little hungry 
 
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mouth to feed In the ghetto 
 
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Now people don‘t you understand The child needs a helping hand 
 
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Or he‘ll grow up 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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Or do we just turn our heads and look the other way 
 
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as the world turns 
 
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and a hungry little child with a runny nose plays in the streets 
 
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as the cold wind blows And his hunger burns 
 
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So he starts to roam the streets at night and he learns how to steal 
 
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and he learns how to fight In the ghetto 
 
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And then one night in desperation A young man breaks away 
 
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He buys a gun steals a car tries to run but he don‘t get far 
 
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and his mother cries 
 
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As a crowd gathers ‘round an angry young man face down in the street 
 
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with a gun in his hand 
 
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as her young man dies 
 
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on a cold and grey Chicago morn‘ another little baby child is born 
 
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In the ghetto 
 
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And his mama cries