In the Ghetto(Live at The International Hotel， Las Vegas， NV - 8/25/69 Dinner ) - Elvis Presley

In the Ghetto (Live at The International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV - 8/25/69 Dinner Show) - Elvis Presley

As the snow flies
雪花纷纷
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
在一个寒冷灰色的的芝加歌早晨
A poor little baby child is born
一个贫穷的小婴儿出生了
In the ghetto
在贫民区里
And his mama cries
他的妈妈哭了
'Cause if there's one thing that she don't need
因为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饥饿的嘴巴
In the ghetto
在贫民区里
People don't you understand
人们 你们懂吗
The child a needs helping hand
这个孩子需要一双帮助的手
Or he'll grow to be an angry man young some day
否则有一天他会变成一个性情暴躁的人
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
我们有改变想法吗
The other way
用另一种思路
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
在呼啸的冷风中玩耍 在贫民区的街头上
In the ghetto
在贫民区里
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 to learns fighthow
学着怎样打架
In the ghetto
在贫民区里
Then one night in desperation
在一个绝望的晚上
The young man breaks away
那个年轻人离开了
He buys a gun steals a car
他买了枪 偷了辆车
Tries to run but he don't get far
试图逃跑 但是他跑不掉
And his mama cries
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
年轻人手里拿着枪倒在了贫民区的街道上
In the ghetto
在贫民区里
And as her young man dies
这个年轻人死的时候
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
在一个灰冷的芝加哥早晨
Another little baby child is born
又一个新生儿降生
In the ghetto
在贫民区里
And his mama cries
他的妈妈哭了