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[00:10.000]Black man, born free
[00:14.820]At least that's the way it's supposed to be
[00:19.200]Chains that bind him are hard to see
[00:23.930]Unless you take this walk with me
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[00:28.620]Place where he lives
[00:32.390]Got plenty of names ...
[00:36.440]The hood,the projects,the ghetto,
[00:41.580]And they're one and the same
[00:44.340]And I call it ... Soulsville
[00:47.060]
[00:55.220]Any kind of job is hard to find
[00:59.660]That means an increase in the welfare line
[01:04.380]Crime rate is rising, too
[01:08.410]If you were hungry, what would you do?
[01:11.830]
[01:13.350]Rent is two months past due
[01:17.220]On a building that's falling apart
[01:22.020]Little boy needs a pair of shoes
[01:25.890]And this is only a part
[01:28.470]Of life in ... Soulsville
[01:34.830]
[01:40.390]Some of the brothers got plenty of cash
[01:44.550]Users in the crackhouse gonna see to that
[01:49.040]Some like to smoke and some like to blow
[01:53.380]Some are even strung out on a $1000 Jones
[01:57.520]
[01:58.190]They are trying to ditch reality
[02:02.920]By getting so high
[02:07.060]Only to find out
[02:10.700]You can never never touch the sky
[02:14.450]Cause your roots are in ... Soulsville
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[02:25.090]Every Sunday morning
[02:28.900]You can hear the old sisters sing
[02:33.190]"Hallelujah, Hallelujah, “
[02:37.350]Trust in the Lord you make a way, oh yeah"
[02:42.890]
[02:43.220]I hope that he hears their prayers
[02:47.580]Because deep in their souls they believe
[02:51.940]Someday he'll put an end to all the misery
[02:59.320]That we have in ... Soulsville
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[03:09.520]Soulsville
[03:18.570]Soulsville
[03:27.520]Soulsville
[03:36.430]Soulsville
[03:45.480]Soulsville!
[03:54.440]Soulsville...