Soulsville Rumer
Black man born free
At least that's the way
it's supposed to be
Chains that bind him
are hard to see
Unless you take
this walk with me
Place where he lives
it's got plenty of names
Slum Ghetto and Black belt
and they're one and the same
And I call it Soulsville
Soulsville
Any kind of job is
hard to find
That means an increase
in the welfare line
Crime rate is rising too
If you were hungry
what would you do
Rent is two months past due
on a building that's
falling apart
Little boy needs
a pair of shoes
And this is only a part
of life in Soulsville
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 $50 jones
Some are trying to ditch reality
by getting so high
Only to find out
you can never reach the sky
When your roots are in
Soulsville Soulsville
Every Sunday morning
you can hear the sisters sing
Hallelujah Hallelujah
Trust in the Lord
to make a way oh
I hope that He hears
their prayers
because deep in their souls
they believe
That one day He'll put an end
to all the misery that
we have in
Soulsville Soulsville
Soulsville Soulsville
Soulsville Soulsville
Soulsville