Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Ghetto Child , by - Curtis Mayfield. Song from the album Curtis, in the genre R&BRelease date: 31.08.1970
Record label: Warner Strategic Marketing
Song language: English
Ghetto Child |
| Little child, runnin' wild |
| Watch a while |
| You see he never smiles |
| Broken home, father gone |
| Mama tired, so he’s all alone |
| Kind of sad, kind of mad |
| Ghetto child, thinkin' he’s been had |
| But I can just hear him |
| In the back of his mind sayin' |
| Didn’t have to be here |
| You didn’t have to love for me While I was just a nothin' child |
| Why couldn’t y’all just let me be Let me be, let me be, let me be? |
| Little child, runnin' wild |
| Watch a while |
| You see he never smiles |
| Broken home, daddy gone |
| Mama tired and he’s all alone |
| Kind of sad, oh baby, kind of mad |
| Ghetto child, thinkin' he’s been had |
| And I can just hear him sayin' |
| I didn’t have to be here |
| You didn’t have to love for me While I was just a nothin' child |
| Why couldn’t they just let me be Let me be, let me be, let me be? |
| Ain’t got no money |
| I got to play in the alleys, ain’t got no pride |
| Just took everything out of me, I got it sad |
| Got to make it alone |
| Got to get away from home |
| There’s ain’t no fun, my life I just run |
| Run on, run on, run on ghetto child |
| Run on ghetto child |
| Run on ghetto child |
| Run on ghetto child |
| You’re runnin' wild |
| Watch a while |
| You see he never smiles |
| Father gone, alright |