Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - In The Ghetto

Do you like Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds?

•  
• 
•  
• Favorite

Music Video

Song Lyrics

(M. Davies)

As the snow flies
On a cold and grey Chicago morn
A poor little baby child is born in the ghetto


And his mama cries
Cause there`s one thing that she don`t need
Is another little hungry mouth to feed in the ghetto


Oh people don`t you understand
This child needs a helping hand
He`s gonna grow to be an angry young man some day
Take a look at you and me
Are we that blind to see?
Do we simply turn our heads and look the other way?


And the world turns
And the hungry little boy with the runny nose
Plays in the streets as the cold wind blows in the ghetto
And his hunger burns
So he starts to roam the streets at night
And he learns how to steal and he learns how to fight in the ghetto


Then one night in desperation
The young man breaks away
He buys a gun and steals a car
He tries to run but he don`t get far
And his mama cries
A crowd gathers round an angry young man
Face down in the street with a gun in his hand in the ghetto


Oh people don`t you understand
This child needs a helping hand
He`s gonna grow to be an angry young man some day
Take a look at you and me
Are we that blind to see?
Do we simply turn our heads and look the other way?


And as her young man dies
On a cold and grey Chicago morn
Another little baby child is born in the ghetto

Release History

June 1984

In The Ghetto

1. In The Ghetto (4:03)
2. The Moon Is In The Gutter (2:34)

29 April 2009

The Remastered Collectors Editions Sampler Volume 1

1. Tupelo [Edit]
2. In The Ghetto (4:03)
3. From Her To Eternity (6:31)
4. Long Time Man (5:44)
5. Somethings Gotten Gold Of My Heart
6. Do You Love Me Like I Love You [16 Minute Sampler]

1989

The Road To God Knows Where

1. The News
2. Introduction - A Prison In The Desert
3. David Hale - I've Been A Prison Guard Since I Was 18 Years Old
4. Glover - I Was 16 When They Put Me In Prison
5. David Hale - You're Danglin' Us Like A Bunch Of Meat On A Hook
6. Pop Mix
7. Glover - We Were United Once
8. David Hale - The Day Of The Murders
9. Lilly's Theme ("A Touch Of Warmth")
10. Maynard Mix
11. David Hale - What I'm Tellin' Is The Truth
12. Outro - The Free World
13. Glover - One Man Released So They Can Imprison The Rest Of The World
14. Getting To Phoenix
15. The Road To God Knows Where
16. Jack's Shadow (5:35)
17. Lost Highway
18. Oh, Happy Day
19. Sorrow's Child (4:40)
20. The Singer (3:37)
21. In The Can
22. Rye Whiskey (3:33)
23. Wade In The Water (3:55)
24. Papa Don't Preach
25. Kill That Woman
26. Mini Skirts
27. St. Huck (7:35)
28. Whelan The Wrecker
29. The Mercy Seat (7:04)
30. New Morning (6:58)
31. In The Ghetto (4:03)
32. Tupelo (5:12)
33. Deanna (3:46)

1992

Live At The Paradiso

1. The Mercy Seat (7:04)
2. Jack the Ripper (6:18)
3. The Ship Song (5:15)
4. Tupelo (5:12)
5. Deanna (3:46)
6. The Good Son (6:05)
7. The Carny (6:08)
8. Papa Won't Leave You, Henry (6:54)
9. The Weeping Song (4:22)
10. In The Ghetto (4:03)
11. From Her To Eternity (6:31)
12. New Morning (6:58)

1998

The Videos

1. Stagger Lee (5:15)
2. Where The Wild Roses Grow (3:47)
3. Into My Arms (4:38)
4. (Are You) The One That I've Been Waiting For (4:07)
5. Henry Lee (5:06)
6. Red Right Hand (6:22)
7. Loverman (5:06)
8. Do You Love Me? (5:24)
9. Deanna (3:46)
10. The Ship Song (5:15)
11. Tupelo (5:12)
12. In The Ghetto (4:03)
13. Jack the Ripper (6:18)
14. What A Wonderful World (3:02)
15. Straight To You (4:36)
16. The Mercy Seat (7:04)
17. The Weeping Song (4:22)
18. The Singer (3:37)
19. I Had A Dream, Joe (3:43)
20. Wanted Man (5:01)