In the Ghetto - Elvis Presley (猫王)
As the snow flies
雪花纷纷
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'A poor little baby child is born In the ghetto
一位小男孩,出生在一个芝加歌寒冷灰色的的早晨
And his mama cries 'Cause if there's one thing that she don't need
于是他的妈妈哭了,贫民区里又多了一件她不需要的东西
It's another hungry mouth to feed
那就是一张需要喂养的嘴巴
In the ghetto
在贫民区里
People don't you understand
人们,你们懂吗
The child needs a helping hand
这个孩子需要一双帮助的手
Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day
否则他会变成一个性情暴动的人
Take a look at you and me
看看你和我
Are we too blind to see
我们对此太盲目了
Do we simply turn our heads
让我们转过头
And look the other way
用另一种思路去思考
Well the world turns
随着时光的流逝
And a hungry little boy with a runny nose
这个鼻子灵敏的饥肠辘辘的小男孩
Plays in the street as the cold wind blows In the ghetto
在呼啸的冷风中玩耍在贫民区的街头上
And his hunger burns
当他饥饿难耐的时候
So he starts to roam the streets at night
他就漫游在夜晚的街道上
And he learns how to steal
学着怎样去偷窃
And he learns how to fight In the ghetto
学着怎样在贫民区里打架
Then one night in desperation
一个绝望的夜晚
The young man breaks away
年轻人顾一切的出走了
He buys a gun steals a car
他买了枪,偷了辆车
Tries to run but he don't get far And his mama cries
然后试图逃跑,但是他跑不掉,他的妈妈哭了
As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man
当聚集的人群把这个暴躁的年轻人包围时
Face down on the street with a gun in his hand In the ghetto
年轻人手里拿着枪倒在了贫民区的街道上
And as her young man dies On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
这个年轻人死的时候,是一个灰冷的芝加哥早晨
Another little baby child is born In the ghetto
又一个新生儿降临在贫民区里
And his mama cries In the ghetto In the ghetto
他的妈妈在贫民区里哭,在贫民区里