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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Philip Bailey
Philip Bailey
Percussion
Carl Carwell
Carl Carwell
Background Vocals
Daryl Stuermer
Daryl Stuermer
Electric Guitar
Paulinho Da Costa
Paulinho Da Costa
Percussion
Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Percussion
Lesette Wilson
Lesette Wilson
Keyboards
Nathan East
Nathan East
Bass Guitar
George Massenburg
George Massenburg
Synthesizer Programming
Godfrey Wang
Godfrey Wang
Synthesizer Programming
Winston Ford
Winston Ford
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
C. Amoo
C. Amoo
Songwriter
Christopher Amoo
Christopher Amoo
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Producer
George Massenburg
George Massenburg
Engineer
Steve Chase
Steve Chase
Assistant Engineer
Murray Dvorkin
Murray Dvorkin
Assistant Engineer
Judy Clapp
Judy Clapp
Assistant Engineer
Tom Perry
Tom Perry
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

Children of the ghetto
Runnin' wild and free
In a concrete jungle
Filled with misery
There's no inspiration
To brighten up their day
So out of desperation
I would like to say
Children of the ghetto
Keep your head
To the sky
Children of the ghetto
Always in the news
Toughness is their motto
And bitter are their blues
But deep inside the ghetto
There's a unity, yeah
Oh yeah
Their councils are for sorrows
And no misery, yeah
Children of the ghetto
Keep your head
To the sky
To the sky
God's your inspiration
Mm-hmm
To brighten up your day
Don't you know
So better consolation
I would like to say
Children of the ghetto
Keep your head
To the sky
Sing with me this song now children
(Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la)
(Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la)
Keep your head up
(Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la)
Keep it up
Keep it up
(Sha-la-la-la)
Sing with me this song now children
(Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la)
(Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la)
Keep your head up
(Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la)
Keep it up
Keep it up
(Sha-la-la-la)
Don't you know
Everything is gonna be alright
If you just
Keep it up
Keep it up
Keep it up
Everything
(Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la)
Surely is gonna be alright
(Sha-la-la-la)
Ah-ah
If you just
(Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la)
Keep it up, keep it up
Keep it up, keep it up
(Sha-la-la-la)
Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la, pa-da-pa
(Sha-la-la-la)
Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la, pa-da-pa
(Sha-la-la-la)
Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la, pa-da-pa
(Sha-la-la-la)
Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la, pa-da-pa
(Sha-la-la-la)
Pa
Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la
Everything
Is gonna be alright
Written by: C. Amoo, Eddie Amoo

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