In The Ghetto Lyrics - Nick Cave & The Bad Seed

As the snow flies 

On a cold and gray Chicago morn' 

A poor little baby child is born 

In the ghetto 

And his momma cries 

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

It's 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 

Woah, 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 a 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 

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? 

Oh, this child needs a helping hand 

He's gonna grow to be 

An angry young man some day 

Hey, 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 gray Chicago morn' 

Another little baby child is born 

In the ghetto, in the ghetto 

In the ghetto, in the ghetto