Cries of the Ghetto

Can you hear them? The cries of the ghetto Can you see it? They don't stick out like hello A baby is crying, a child is dying A teen just shot himself and you think I'm lying Cries of the ghetto, do you hear it's plea? If not, take a closer look and tell me what you see A mother strung on drugs, the fathers are thugs A little boy is depressed and gets not a hug A little girl addicted to sex, no one is at their best People end up statistics like all the rest Cries of the ghetto, can you feel it? Can't you sense the hurt buried deep in it? Fights every where, children scared Families abused and treated unfair People without food, people without jobs Cries of the ghetto, can you hear their sobs? A young teen was killed when she did nothing wrong A child ran away from neglect and now doesn't know where he belong A woman was raped, a beating was tapped A world where everyone knows eachothers' fate Cries of the ghetto, now can you see.. That your help is what we desperately need? Poverty struck, in fantasy worlds we're stuck Maybe a miracle right now would be just our luck