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From:
[email protected] (RONALD W ENGLISH)
The Ghetto, Elvis Presley
This song was written by Mac Davis of "Oh Lord, It s Hard To Be Humble "
fame.
The real name of the song is " The Vicious Circle "
Intro:
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As the snow flies.[/tab]
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On a cold and grey Chicago morn another liitle baby child is born[/tab]
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In the ghetto[/tab]
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And his mother cries ( in the ghetto )[/tab]
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Cause if there s one thing that she don t need, it s another little hungry[/tab]
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mouth to feed In the ghetto[/tab]
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Now people don t you understand The child needs a helping hand[/tab]
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Or he ll grow up to be an angry young man some day[/tab]
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Take a look at you and me Are we too blind to see[/tab]
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Or do we just turn our heads and look the other way[/tab]
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as the world turns[/tab]
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and a hungry little child with a runny nose plays in the streets[/tab]
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as the cold wind blows And his hunger burns[/tab]
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So he starts to roam the streets at night and he learns how to steal[/tab]
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and he learns how to fight In the ghetto[/tab]
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And then one night in desperation A young man breaks away[/tab]
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He buys a gun steals a car tries to run but he don t get far[/tab]
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and his mother cries[/tab]
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As a crowd gathers round an angry young man face down in the street[/tab]
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with a gun in his hand[/tab]
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as her young man dies[/tab]
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on a cold and grey Chicago morn another little baby child is born[/tab]
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In the ghetto[/tab]
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And his mama cries[/tab]
