in the ghetto

“In The Ghetto”（在貧民窟）原名"The Vicious Circle"（惡性循環），1969年錄製更名為“In The Ghetto ”(在貧民窟)。

歌曲講述了在貧民區裏一個貧窮男孩的成長生活，呼籲社會對貧窮人民的關注。

As the snow flies

隨着雪花的飄落

On a cold and grey chicago mornin'

在芝加哥的一個陰冷的早晨

A poor little baby child is born

一個可憐的小嬰兒誕生

In the ghetto

在貧民窟

And his mama cries

他的媽媽在哭泣

'cause if there's one thing that she don't need

因為又有一個多餘的

It's another hungry mouth to feed

飢餓的嘴需要餵養

In the ghetto

就在貧民窟

People don't you understand

人們難道你們不瞭解嗎

The child needs a helping hand

孩子需要救助

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

不然他有一天會成長為一個憤怒的年輕人

Take a look at you and me,

檢討下我和你

Are we too blind to see,

我們是否太漠不關心

Do we simply turn our heads and look the other way

我們能否簡單地轉身離開

Well the world turns

世事流轉

And a hungry little boy with a runny nose

飢餓的小男孩流着鼻涕

Plays in the street as the cold wind blows

在寒風中的街道上玩耍

In the ghetto

就在貧民窟

And his hunger burns

他的飢餓加劇

So he starts to roam the streets at night

於是他遊蕩在夜晚的街道上

And he learns how to steal

然後他學會如何盜竊

And he learns how to fight

他學會如何打架

In the ghetto

就在貧民窟

Then one night in desperation

在一個絕望的晚上

A young man breaks away

年輕的男子出走

He buys a gun, steals a car,

他買了槍，偷了車

Tries to run, but he don't get far

想要逃，卻沒能遠走

And his mama cries

他的媽媽在哭泣

As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man

眼見着一羣人圍着憤怒的年輕人

Face down on the street with a gun in his hand

把持槍的他按到在地

In the ghetto

就在貧民窟

And as his young man dies,

年輕男子死去了

On a cold and grey chicago mornin',

在芝加哥的一個陰冷早晨

Another little baby child is born

又一個可憐的小孩誕生了

In the ghetto

就在貧民窟

And his mama cries

他的媽媽在哭泣