In The Ghetto-The Coverbeats

[ti:In The Ghetto] [ar:The Coverbeats] [al:A Tribute To Elvis Presley] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]In The Ghetto - The Coverbeats [00:05.94]As the snow flies [00:08.59] [00:11.37]On a cold and gray Chicago mornin' [00:14.26]A poor little baby child is born [00:16.89]In the ghetto [00:18.76] [00:22.52]And his mama cries [00:24.52] [00:28.08]Cause if there's one thing that she don't need [00:30.56]It's another hungry mouth to feed [00:33.51]In the ghetto [00:35.38] [00:38.66]People don't you understand [00:41.30]The child needs a helping hand [00:44.27] [00:44.91]Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day [00:48.78] [00:49.80]Take a look at you and me [00:51.63] [00:52.48]Are we too blind to see [00:55.24] [00:55.94]Do we simply turn our heads [00:58.74]And look the other way [01:01.48] [01:02.57]As the world turns [01:04.77] [01:08.75]And a hungry little boy with a runny nose [01:11.69]Plays in the street as the cold wind blows [01:14.49]In the ghetto [01:15.99] [01:19.68]And his hunger burns [01:21.35] [01:25.17]So he starts to roam the streets at night [01:27.89]And he learns how to steal [01:29.28]And he learns how to fight [01:30.73]In the ghetto [01:32.59] [01:36.67]Then one night in desperation [01:39.15]A young man breaks away [01:42.17]He buys a gun steals a car [01:44.93]Tries to run but he don't get far [01:48.60] [01:49.20]And his mama cries [01:51.56] [01:55.28]As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man [01:57.85]Face down on the street with a gun in his hand [02:00.84]In the ghetto [02:02.29] [02:06.43]As her young man dies [02:08.39] [02:12.00]On a cold and gray Chicago mornin' [02:13.88] [02:14.97]Another little baby child is born [02:18.32] [02:19.48]In the ghetto [02:21.53] [02:24.87]And his mama cries