[00:07.82]Black man, born free
[00:14.26]At least that's the way it's supposed to be
[00:18.09]Chains that bind him are hard to see
[00:22.50]Unless you take this walk with me
[00:27.85]Place where he lives
[00:31.35]It's got plenty of names ...
[00:35.22]Slum, Ghetto and Black Belt
[00:39.46]And they're one and the same
[00:43.31]And I call it ... Soulsville
[00:54.14]Any kind of job is hard to find
[00:58.09]That means an increase in the welfare line
[01:02.68]Crime rate is rising, too
[01:06.67]If you were hungry, what would you do?
[01:12.06]Rent is two months past due
[01:15.17]On a building that's falling apart
[01:19.74]Little boy needs a pair of shoes
[01:23.94]And this is only a part
[01:27.30]Of life in ... Soulsville
[01:37.30]Some of the brothers got plenty of cash
[01:42.79]Tricks on the corner gonna see to that
[01:47.18]Some like to smoke and some like to blow
[01:51.61]Some are even strung out on a $50 Jones
[01:56.48]Some are trying to ditch reality
[02:00.41]By getting so high
[02:04.99]Only to find out
[02:08.59]You can never touch the sky
[02:12.66]When your roots are in ... Soulsville
[02:22.55]Every sunday morning
[02:26.65]I can hear the sisters sing
[02:31.19]"Hallelujah, Hallelujah,
[02:35.15]Trust in the Lord to make a way, oh yeah
[02:41.67]I hope that He hears their prayers
[02:44.97]Because deep in their souls they believe
[02:49.67]Someday he'll put an end
[02:53.99]To all the misery
[02:56.99]That we have in ... Soulsville
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