Curtis Mayfield - Ghetto Child lyrics

Little child, runnin' wild Watch a while, you see he never smiles Broken home, father gone Mama tired so he's all alone Kind of sad, kind of mad Ghetto child, thinkin' he's been had But I can just hear him In the back of his mind sayin' Didn't have to be here You didn't have to love for me While I was just a nothin' child Why couldn't y'all just let me be Let me be, let me be, let me be Little child, runnin' wild Watch a while, you see he never smiles Broken home, daddy gone Mama tired and he's all alone Kind of sad, oh, baby, kind of mad Ghetto child, thinkin' he's been had And I can just hear him sayin' I didn't have to be here You didn't have to love for me While I was just a nothin' child Why couldn't they just let me be Let me be, let me be, let me be Ain't got no money