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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 cries 'cause if there's one (1)__________ that she don't need

It's another hungry mouth to (2)________ in the ghetto




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 (3)________ at you and me, are we too blind to see?

Do we simply turn our heads and look the other way?




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

Plays in the street as the (4)________ wind blows in the ghetto




And his hunger burns, so he (5)____________ 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 (6)______________________ a young man breaks away

He buys a gun, steals a car, tries to run, but he don't get far

And his (7)________ cries




As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man

Face down on the (8)____________ (9)________ a gun in his hand in the ghetto




As her young man dies on a (10)________ and gray Chicago mornin'

Another little baby child is born in the ghetto




And his mama cries









Answers:
(1) thing(2) feed(3) look(4) cold(5) starts(6) desperation(7) mama(8) street(9) with(10) cold