Ghetto Child

Little boy, boy standin' on a corner
Somebody, somebody please, lend a helping hand
I'm just a ghetto child
In this so-called, in this so-called free land

Somebody, somebody somewhere
Somebody, somebody please, do give a dime
My mother, she's sick in the bed almost dying
And I ain't seen my daddy in a long time

[Spoken:] Now this is the part that move me the most

I know, he said, I know I oughta be in school
But I went to school this mornin' and the teacher, she told me
When you come back, son, have on your shoes

Yes, I'm just a ghetto child
Please help a ghetto child
I'm just the ghetto, the ghetto child
In this so-called, in this so-called free land

Little boy, little boy standin' on the corner
Somebody, somebody lend a helping hand
I'm just, just the ghetto, the ghetto child
In this ahh, in this uhh, in this free land