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In The Ghetto by Elvis Presley

As the snow flies on a (1)________ and gray Chicago mornin'

A poor little baby (2)__________ is (3)________ in the ghetto




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




People, don't you (4)____________________ the child needs a (5)______________ hand?

Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day




Take a (6)________ 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 (7)____________ little boy with a runny nose

Plays in the street as the cold (8)________ blows in the ghetto




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

And he learns how to steal and he (9)____________ 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 down 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 (10)________ in the ghetto




And his mama cries









Answers:
(1) cold(2) child(3) born(4) understand(5) helping(6) look(7) hungry(8) wind(9) learns(10) born