In The Ghetto
Elvis Presley
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As the snow flies
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On a cold and gray chicago morning
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A poor little baby child is born
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In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
And his mama cries
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'Cause if there's one thing
That she don't need
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It's another hungry mouth to feed
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In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
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People, don't you understand
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The child needs a helping hand
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Or he'll gonna be an angry young
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Man some day
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Take a look at you and me
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Are we too blind to see
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Do we simply turn our heads and
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Look the other way
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Well the world turns
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And a hungry little boy
With a runny nose
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Plays in the street as the
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Cold wind blows
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In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
And his hunger burns
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So he starts to roam the
Streets at night
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And he learns how to steal
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And he learns how to fight
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In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
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Then one night in desperation
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The young man breaks away
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He buys a gun, steals a car
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Tries to run, but he don't get far
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And his mama cries
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As a crowd gathers 'round an
Angry young man
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Face down on the street with
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A gun in his hand
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In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
And as her young man dies
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On a cold and gray chicago mornin'
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Another little baby child is born
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In the ghetto (in the ghetto)
And his mama cries
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