In the Ghetto Elvis Presley As the snow

As the snow flies On a cold and gray Chicago mornin' A poor little

And his mama cries 'cause if there's one thing that she don't need it's

People, don't you understand the child needs a helping hand or he'll grow to

Well the world turns and a hungry little boy with a runny nose plays

And his hunger burns so he starts to roam the streets at night and

Then one night in desperation a young man breaks away He buys a gun,

And his mama cries As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man face

As her young man dies, on a cold and gray Chicago mornin', another little

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In the Ghetto Elvis Presley

As the snow flies On a cold and gray Chicago mornin' A poor little baby child is born In the ghetto Kalte Winter in Chicago: Kontinentales Klima mit grossen Temperaturamplituden, Kälteeinbrüche aus Norden.

And his mama cries 'cause if there's one thing that she don't need it's another hungry mouth to feed In the ghetto Armut – verbreitet in sozialer Unterschicht: ungewollte Schwangerschaften; der Vater ist verschwunden.

People, don't you understand the child needs a helping hand or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day Take a look at you and me, are we too blind to see, do we simply turn our heads and look the other way Viele Menschen im Mittelstand und der Oberschicht ignorieren das Problem; räumliche Trennung.

Well the world turns and a hungry little boy with a runny nose plays in the street as the cold wind blows In the ghetto Vielleicht muss Mutter tagsüber arbeiten – wahrscheinlich ist sie allein erziehend; das Kind spielt auf der Strasse, wird vernachlässigt.

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 Armut und sogar Unterernährung führen zu Kriminalität; verschiedene schwarze „Gangs“ bekämpfen sich gegenseitig.

Then one night in desperation a young man breaks away He buys a gun, steals a car, tries to run, but he don't get far Die Verzweiflung führt zu einem grösseren Diebstahl. Einfacher Waffenkauf in den USA.

And his mama cries As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man face down on the street with a gun in his hand In the ghetto Der jugendliche Kriminelle wird erschossen. Bezogen auf den Bevölkerungsanteil gibt es bei Schwarzen besonders viele Straftaten.

As her young man dies, on a cold and gray Chicago mornin', another little baby child is born In the ghetto Der Teufelskreis der Armut dreht sich weiter.