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In The Ghetto by Elvis Presley

As the snow flies on a cold and gray Chicago mornin'

A poor little baby child is born in the ghetto




And his mama (1)__________ 'cause if there's one thing that she don't need

It's another hungry mouth to feed in the ghetto




People, don't you understand the child needs a helping hand?

Or he'll grow to be an (2)__________ young man (3)________ day




Take a look at you and me, are we too (4)__________ to see?

Do we simply turn our heads and (5)________ the other way?




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

Plays in the (6)____________ as the cold wind blows in the ghetto




And his hunger burns, so he starts to roam the (7)______________ at night

And he learns how to steal and he (8)____________ how to fight in the ghetto




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

And his mama cries




As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man

Face (9)________ on the street with a gun in his hand in the ghetto




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

Another little baby child is born in the ghetto




And his mama cries









Answers:
(1) cries(2) angry(3) some(4) blind(5) look(6) street(7) streets(8) learns(9) down