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Black man, born free |
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At least that's the way it's supposed to be |
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The chains that binds him are hard to see |
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Unless you take this walk with me |
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Place where he lives got plenty of names |
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Slums, ghetto and black belt |
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They are one and the same |
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And I call it |
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Soulsville |
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Any kind of job is hard to find |
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That means an increase in the welfare lines |
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The crime rate is rising too |
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If you were hungry what would you do? |
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Rent is two months past due |
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On a building that's falling apart |
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Little boy needs a pair of shoes |
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This is only a part of |
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Soulsville |
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Some of the brothers got plenty of cash |
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The tricks on the corner, gonna see to that |
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Some like to smoke and some like to blow |
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Some are even strung out on a fifty dollar |
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Jones Some are trying to ditch reality by getting so high |
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Only to find out you can never touch the sky ' |
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Cause your roots are in |
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Soulsville, oh, yeah |
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Every Sunday morning |
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I can hear the sisters sayin' |
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Hallelujah, |
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Hallelujah |
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Trust in the |
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Lord to make a way, oh yeah |
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I hope that |
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He hears their prayers ' |
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Cause deep in their souls they believe |
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One day He'll put an end to all this misery |
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That they have here in |
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Soulsville |
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Soulsville, |
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Soulsville, |
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Soulsville |