[00:00.00] 作词 : Charles Howard/Donny Hathaway/Earl DeRouen
[00:01.00] 作曲 : Charles Howard/Donny Hathaway/Earl DeRouen
[00:02.00] 制作人 : Arif Mardin/Jerry Wexler
[00:13.20]Little ghetto boy
[00:18.18]Playing in the ghetto street
[00:24.45]Whatcha' gonna do when you grow up
[00:28.08]And have to face responsiblity?
[00:30.78]Will you spend your days and nights in the pool room?
[00:40.71]Will you sell caps of madness to the neighborhood?
[00:45.42]Little ghetto boy
[00:48.99]You already know how rough life can be
[00:53.67]'Cause you've seen so much pain and misery
[01:07.50]Little ghetto boy
[01:10.71]Your daddy was blown away
[01:16.32]He robbed that grocery store
[01:22.29]Don't you know that was a sad, sad old day?
[01:28.56]All of your young life
[01:29.67]You've seen such a misery and pain
[01:33.84]The world is a cruel place
[01:35.46]And it ain't gonna change
[01:39.06]You're so young
[01:39.51]You've got so far to go
[01:45.87]But I don't think you'll reach your goal
[01:47.73]Young man, hanging by the pool room door
[01:48.90]Look out ...
[01:49.14]Little ghetto boy
[02:25.08]When, when, when you become a man
[02:29.79]You can make things change, hey hey
[02:35.01]If you just take a stand
[02:40.08]You gotta believe in yourself and in all you do
[02:46.41]You've gotta fight to make it better
[02:51.84]You'll see how other people will start believing too
[02:58.59]My son, things will start to get better
[03:06.90]Everything has got to get better
[03:11.73]Everything has got to get better
[03:12.51]Everything has got to get better
[03:18.00]Everything has got to get better
[03:23.76]Everything has got to get better
[03:59.55]Everything has got to get better
[04:01.05]Everything has got to get better
[04:05.52]Everything has got to get better
[04:07.41]Everything has got to get better...
[04:22.65] 贝斯 : Willie Weeks
[04:23.27] 吉他 : Cornell Dupree/Mike Howard
[04:23.90] 鼓 : Fred White
[04:24.52] 录音工程师 : Tom Flye
[04:25.15] 混音工程师 : Arif Mardin
[04:25.77] 电钢琴 : Donny Hathaway
[04:26.40] 主人声 : Donny Hathaway
[04:27.02] 康加鼓 : Earl DeRouen

作词 : Charles Howard/Donny Hathaway/Earl DeRouen
作曲 : Charles Howard/Donny Hathaway/Earl DeRouen
制作人 : Arif Mardin/Jerry Wexler
Little ghetto boy
Playing in the ghetto street
Whatcha' gonna do when you grow up
And have to face responsiblity?
Will you spend your days and nights in the pool room?
Will you sell caps of madness to the neighborhood?
Little ghetto boy
You already know how rough life can be
'Cause you've seen so much pain and misery
Little ghetto boy
Your daddy was blown away
He robbed that grocery store
Don't you know that was a sad, sad old day?
All of your young life
You've seen such a misery and pain
The world is a cruel place
And it ain't gonna change
You're so young
You've got so far to go
But I don't think you'll reach your goal
Young man, hanging by the pool room door
Look out ...
Little ghetto boy
When, when, when you become a man
You can make things change, hey hey
If you just take a stand
You gotta believe in yourself and in all you do
You've gotta fight to make it better
You'll see how other people will start believing too
My son, things will start to get better
Everything has got to get better
Everything has got to get better
Everything has got to get better
Everything has got to get better
Everything has got to get better
Everything has got to get better
Everything has got to get better
Everything has got to get better
Everything has got to get better...
贝斯 : Willie Weeks
吉他 : Cornell Dupree/Mike Howard
鼓 : Fred White
录音工程师 : Tom Flye
混音工程师 : Arif Mardin
电钢琴 : Donny Hathaway
主人声 : Donny Hathaway
康加鼓 : Earl DeRouen