[00:01.52]Black man' born free'
[00:12.49]At least that's the way it's supposed to be
[00:17.56]Chains that bind him are hard to see'
[00:22.43]Unless you take this walk with me
[00:26.06]Place where he lives' it's got plenty of names
[00:33.56]Slum' Ghetto and Black belt' and they're one and the same
[00:41.69]And I call it Soulsville
[00:44.07]Soulsville
[00:46.95]Any kind of job is hard to find'
[00:55.76]That means an increase in the welfare line
[01:00.26]Crime rate is rising too
[01:04.57]If you were hungry' what would you do?
[01:08.95]Rent is two months past due'
[01:12.20]On a building that's falling apart'
[01:16.32]Little boy needs a pair of shoes'
[01:20.07]And this is only a part of life in Soulsville
[01:26.13]Soulsville
[01:30.63]Some of the brothers got plenty of cash'
[01:38.00]Tricks on the corner gonna see to that'
[01:41.44]Some like to smoke and some like to blow'
[01:46.31]Some are even strung out on a $50 Jones
[01:50.76]Some are trying to ditch reality' by getting so high'
[01:58.32]Only to find out' you can never reach the sky'
[02:05.67]When your roots are in Soulsville
[02:08.98]Soulsville
[02:13.23]Every Sunday morning' you can hear the sisters sing
[02:23.10]"Hallelujah' Hallelujah' trust in the Lord to make a way' "
[02:35.22]Oh I hope that He hears their prayers'
[02:36.91]Because deep in their souls they believe'
[02:40.65]That one day He'll put an end
[02:44.10]To all the misery that we have in Soulsville
[02:51.22]Soulsville
[02:54.91]Soulsville
[03:00.47]Soulsville
[03:04.72]Soulsville
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