Soulsville lyrics

Artist  : Isaac Hayes 
Song : Soulsville



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 Black man, born free

At least that's the way it's supposed to be

Chains that binds him are hard to see

Unless you take this walk with me



Place where he lives is God plenty of names

Slums, ghetto and black belt, they are one and
the same

And I call it “Soulsville"



Any kind of job is hard to find

That means an increase in the welfare line

Crime rate is rising too

If you are hungry, what would you do?



Rent is two months past due and the building
that's falling apart

Little boy needs a pair of shoes and this is only
a part of  Soulsville



Some of the brothers' got plenty of cash

Tricks on the corner, gonna see to that

Some like to smoke and some like to blow

Some are even strung out on a fifty dollar
Jones



Some are trying to ditch reality by getting so
high

Only to find out you can never touch the sky

'Cause your hoods are in Soulsville, oh yeah



Every Sunday morning, I can hear the old sisters
say

“Hallelujah, Hallelujah, trust in the Lord to
make a way, oh yeah

I hope that He hear their prayers 'cause deep in
their souls they believe

Someday He'll put an end to all this misery that
we have in Soulsville

Oh yeah, Soulsville, Soulsville, Soulsville,
Soulsville, Soulsville