Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto

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As the snow flies.  

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On a cold and grey Chicago mornin' a poor little baby child is born

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In the ghetto

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And his mama cries  (in the ghetto)

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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 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 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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Do we just turn our heads and look the other way

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Well the world turns


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And a hungry little child with a runny nose  plays in the street

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As the cold wind blows In the ghetto And his hunger burns

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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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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 mama cries

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As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man face down on the street

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With a gun in his hand In the ghetto

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As her young man dies

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An a cold and grey Chicago mornin'   another little baby child is born

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In the ghetto