Ghetto Child

Lyrics

Little boy, standin' on the corner Somebody please, somebody please lend a helpin' hand He said "I'm just a ghetto child In this so-called, in this so-called free land" Somebody please Won't you, won't you give me a dime? My mama, she in the bed almost dyin' And I ain't see my daddy in a long, long time He said "I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, y'all know I know, I know That I ought to, I ought to be in school I went to school one mornin' and the teacher said "When you come back, son, try to have on some shoes" Somebody, Lord help me Oh, somebody, somebody Somebody help the little ghetto child I'm here in the world all by myself Somebody, somebody, somebody, somebody Somebody please lend me a helpin' hand right now Oh, I'm lost