In The Ghetto
Reba McEntire"In The Ghetto" is a song by Reba McEntire, released in 2020 in the Pop genre. The song is 2:54 long and contains 45 lines and 246 words.
0:11As the snow flies
0:17On a cold and gray Chicago morn'
0:20A poor little baby child is born
0:23In the ghetto
0:26In the ghetto
0:29And his mama cries
0:35'Cause if there's one thing that she don't need
0:37It's another little hungry mouth to feed
0:41In the ghetto
0:43In the ghetto
0:46People don't you understand
0:49The child needs a helping hand
0:52Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day
0:58Take a look at you and me
1:00Are we too blind to see
1:04Do we simply turn our heads and look the other way
1:12As the world turns
1:18And a hungry little boy with a runny nose
1:21Plays in the street as the cold wind blows
1:24In the ghetto
1:27In the ghetto
1:30And his hunger burns
1:36So he starts to roam the streets at night
1:39He learns how to steal and he learns how to fight
1:42In the ghetto
1:45In the ghetto
1:48Then one night in desperation
1:51The young man breaks away
1:54He buys a gun steals a car
1:57Tries to run but he don't get far
2:00And his mama cries
2:07As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man
2:10Face down on the street a gun in his hand
2:13In the ghetto
2:16In the ghetto
2:18And as her young man dies
2:22In the ghetto
2:24On a cold and gray Chicago morn'
2:28Another little baby child is born
2:33In the ghetto
2:36In the ghetto
2:39And her mama cries
2:42In the ghetto
2:48In the ghetto
2:54Why
As the snow flies On a cold and gray Chicago morn' A poor little baby child is born In the ghetto In the ghetto And his mama cries 'Cause if there's one thing that she don't need It's another little hungry mouth to feed In the ghetto In the ghetto People don't you understand The child needs a helping hand Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day Take a look at you and me Are we too blind to see Do we simply turn our heads and look the other way As the world turns And a hungry little boy with a runny nose Plays in the street as the cold wind blows In the ghetto In the ghetto And his hunger burns So he starts to roam the streets at night He learns how to steal and he learns how to fight In the ghetto In the ghetto Then one night in desperation The young man breaks away He buys a gun steals a car Tries to run but he don't get far And his mama cries As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man Face down on the street a gun in his hand In the ghetto In the ghetto And as her young man dies In the ghetto On a cold and gray Chicago morn' Another little baby child is born In the ghetto In the ghetto And her mama cries In the ghetto In the ghetto Why
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