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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 (1)________ 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 (2)____________________ the child (3)__________ 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 (4)__________ way?




Well the world turns and a hungry (5)____________ boy with a runny nose

Plays in the street as the cold wind blows in the ghetto




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

And he learns how to (6)__________ and he learns how to fight in the ghetto




Then one night in desperation a young man breaks away

He (7)________ 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 (8)__________ man

Face down on the street with a gun in his hand in the ghetto




As her (9)__________ man dies on a cold and (10)________ Chicago mornin'

Another little baby child is born in the ghetto




And his mama cries









Answers:
(1) mama(2) understand(3) needs(4) other(5) little(6) steal(7) buys(8) young(9) young(10) gray