In The Ghetto-H.T. Roberts

[ti:In The Ghetto] [ar:H.T. Roberts] [al:Acres Of Time] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]In The Ghetto - H.T. Roberts [00:32.44]As the snow flies [00:33.69] [00:37.73]On a cold and gray chicago mornin' [00:40.36]A poor little baby child is born [00:42.88]In the ghetto [00:43.79] [00:48.43]And his mama cries [00:49.83] [00:53.79]'Cause if there's one thing [00:55.22]That she don't need [00:56.51]It's another little hungry [00:57.86]Mouth to feed [00:58.87]In the ghetto [00:59.76] [01:04.11]People don't you understand [01:05.36] [01:06.89]The child needs a helping hand [01:08.96] [01:09.47]Or he'll grow to be an angry [01:11.68]Young man some day [01:13.23] [01:14.27]What a mad with you and me [01:15.97] [01:16.94]Are we too blind to see [01:19.51] [01:20.47]Do we simply turn our heads [01:22.76]And look the other way [01:24.68] [01:25.59]Well the world turns [01:26.66] [01:41.78]Well the world turns [01:42.67] [01:47.00]And a hungry little boy [01:48.22]With a runny nose [01:49.65]Plays in the street [01:50.73]As the cold wind blows [01:52.16]In the ghetto [01:53.06] [01:57.56]And his hunger burns [01:58.84] [02:02.99]So he starts to roam [02:04.29]The streets at night [02:05.42]And he learns how to steal [02:06.85]And he learns how to fight [02:08.27]In the ghetto [02:08.94] [02:13.94]Then one night in desperation [02:16.28]A young man breaks away [02:18.14] [02:18.83]He buys a gun steals a car [02:21.09] [02:21.61]Tries to run but he can't get far [02:24.25] [02:28.33]And his mama cries [02:29.66] [02:33.50]As a crowd gathers 'round [02:34.85]An angry young man [02:36.26]Face down on the street [02:37.85]With a gun in his hand [02:39.24]In the ghetto [02:39.93] [02:44.21]In the world turn [02:45.15] [02:49.58]In the ghetto [02:50.47] [02:54.96]And the ghetto