1. IN THE GHETTO

As the snow flies
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'
A poor little baby child is born
In the ghetto
And his mama cries
'cause if there's one thing that she don't need
It's another hungry mouth to feed
In the ghetto

People, don't you understand
The child needs a helping hand
Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day
Take a look at you and me,
Are we too blind to see,
Do we simply turn our heads
And look the other way

Well the world turns
And a hungry little boy with a runny nose
plays in the street 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
A young man breaks away
He buys a gun, steals a car,
Tries to run, but he don't get far
And his mama cries

As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man
Face down on the street with a gun in his hand
In the ghetto

As her young man dies,
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin',
Another little baby child is born
In the ghetto


2. ANY DAY NOW

Any day now I will hear you say
Goodbye my love
You'll be on your way
Then my wild beautiful bird
You will have flown

Any day now
(Any day now)
I'll be all alone
(I'll be all alone)

Any day now, when your restless eyes
Meet someone new, to my sad surprise
Then the blue shadow will fall all over town

Any day now
(Any day now)
Love will let me down
(Love will let me down)

I know I shouldn't want to keep you
If you don't want to stay, yeah
Until you've gone forever
I'll be holding on for dear life

Holding you this way
Begging you to stay

Any day now when the clock strikes go
You'll call it off, then my tears will flow
Then the blue shadow will fall all over town

Any day now
(Any day now, any day now)
Love will let me down
(Love will let me down)
And you won't be around
(Any day now)

Any day now, any day now
Don't fly away, my beautiful bird
(Any day now)
Don't fly away, my beautiful bird
(Any day now)
Any day now, don't fly away