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