In the Ghetto (2009 Remastered Version)

In The Ghetto (2009 Remastered Version) - Nick Cave/The Bad Seeds

As the snow flies

On a cold and Grey Chicago morn

A poor little baby child is born in the ghetto

And his mama cries

Cause there's one thing that she don't need

Is another little hungry mouth

To feed in the ghetto

Oh people don't you understand

This child needs a helping hand

He's gonna grow to be

An angry young man some day

Well

Take a look at you and me

Are we that blind to see

Do we simply turn our heads

And look the other way

And the world turns

And the hungry little boy

With the runny nose

Plays in the streets

As the cold wind blows in the ghetto

And his hunger burns

So he starts to roam 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 steals a car

He tries to run but he don't get far

And his mama cries

A crowd gathers round an angry young man

Face down in the street

With a gun in his hand in the ghetto

Oh people don't you understand

This child needs a helping hand

He's gonna grow to be

An angry young man some day

Take a look at you and me

Are we that blind to see

Do we simply turn our heads

And look the other way

And as her young man dies

On a cold and Grey Chicago morn

Another little baby child is born in the ghetto

In the ghetto

In the ghetto

In the ghetto