As the snow flies
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
poor little baby child is born
In the ghetto
And his mama cries
'Cause if there's one thing that she don't need
it's another hungry mouth to feed
In the ghetto

So people,don't you understand
The child needs a helping hand
Or he'll grow to be an angry young man someday
Take a look at you and me,
Are we too blind to see?
Do we simply turn our heads and look the other way

Well the world turns
And a poor little boy with [bad word] nose
Plays in the street while the cold wind blows
In the ghetto
And his hunger burns
So he starts to roam in the streets at night
And he learns how to steal
And he learns how to fight
In the ghetto

Then one night in desperation
The young man breaks away
He buys a gun and he steals a car
He tries [bad word] but he doesn't get far
And his mama cries

As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man
Face down on the street with a gun in his hand
In the ghetto

As her young man dies,
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin',
Another little baby child is born
In the ghetto

In the ghetto x5