Soulsville Lyrics - Soulsville - Huey Lewis & The News

Black man, born free 

At least that's the way it's supposed to be 

The chains that binds him are hard to see 

Unless you take this walk with me 

Place where he lives got plenty of names 

Slums, ghetto and black belt 

They are one and the same 

And I call it Soulsville 

Any kind of job is hard to find 

That means an increase in the welfare lines 

The crime rate is rising too 

If you were hungry what would you do? 

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Rent is two months past due 

On a building that's falling apart 

Little boy needs a pair of shoes 

This is only a part of Soulsville 

Some of the brothers got plenty of cash 

The tricks on the corner, gonna see to that 

Some like to smoke and some like to blow 

Some are even strung out on a fifty dollar Jones 

Some are trying to ditch reality by getting so high 

Only to find out you can never touch the sky 

'Cause your roots are in Soulsville, oh, yeah 

Every Sunday morning 

I can hear the sisters sayin' 

Hallelujah, Hallelujah 

Trust in the Lord to make a way, oh yeah 

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I hope that He hears their prayers 

'Cause deep in their souls they believe 

One day He'll put an end to all this misery 

That they have here in Soulsville 

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