AS THE SNOW FLIES
ON A COLD AND
GRAY CHI CA GO MORN IN'
A POOR LI TTLE BA BY CHILD IS BORN
IN THE GHE TTO
AND HIS MA MA CRIES
'COS IF THERE'S ONE THING
THAT SHE DON'T NEED
IT'S A NO THER HUN GRY
MOUTH TO FEED IN THE GHE TTO
PEO PLE, DON'T YOU UN DER STAND
THE CHILD NEEDS
A HELP ING HAND
OR HE'LL GO NNA BE AN AN GRY
YOUNG MAN SOME DAY
TAKE A LOOK AT YOU AND ME
ARE WE TOO BLIND TO SEE
DO WE SIM PLY TURN OUR HEADS
AND LOOK THE O THER WAY
WELL THE WORLD TURNS
WELL THE WORLD TURNS
AND A HUN GRY LI TTLE BOY
WITH A RU NNY NOSE
PLAYS IN THE STREET
AS THE COLD WIND BLOWS
IN THE GHE TTO
AND HIS HUN GER BURNS
SO HE STARTS TO ROAM
THE STREETS AT NIGHT
AND HE LEARNS HOW TO STEAL
AND HE LEARNS HOW TO FIGHT
IN THE GHE TTO
THEN ONE NIGHT IN DES PE RA TION
THE YOUNG MAN BREAKS A WAY
HE BUYS A GUN, STEALS A CAR
TRIES TO RUN
BUT HE DON'T GET FAR
AND HIS MA MA CRIES
AND HIS MA MA CRIES
AS A CROWD GA THERS 'ROUND
AN AN GRY YOUNG MAN
FACE DOWN ON THE STREET
WITH A GUN IN HIS HAND
IN THE GHE TTO
AND AS HER YOUNG MAN DIES
AS HER YOUNG MAN DIES
ON A COLD AND
GRAY CHI CA GO MORN IN'
A NO THER LI TTLE BA BY
CHILD IS BORN IN THE GHE TTO
AND HIS MA MA CRIES
AND HIS MA MA CRIES
ON A COLD AND
GRAY CHI CA GO MORN IN'
A NO THER LI TTLE BA BY
CHILD IS BORN IN THE GHE TTO
IN THE GHE TTO
ON A COLD AND
GRAY CHI CA GO MORN IN'
A POOR LI TTLE BA BY CHILD IS BORN
IN THE GHE TTO
IN THE GHE TTO
ON A COLD AND
GRAY CHI CA GO MORN IN'
A NO THER LI TTLE BA BY
CHILD IS BORN IN THE GHE TTO
