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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield
Vocals
Joseph Scott
Joseph Scott
Bass Guitar
Morris Jennings
Morris Jennings
Drums
Craig McCullen
Craig McCullen
Guitar
Master Henry Gibson
Master Henry Gibson
Percussion
Harry "Slip" Lepp
Harry "Slip" Lepp
Trombone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield
Songwriter
John Pate
John Pate
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield
Producer
Irv Stimler
Irv Stimler
Assistant Producer
Roger Anfinsen
Roger Anfinsen
Engineer

Lyrics

Little child Runnin' wild Watch a while You'll 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 In the back of his mind, he's sayin' Didn't have to be here You didn't have to love for me While I was just a nothing child Why couldn't they just let me be Let me be, let me be, let me be? One room shack On the alley back Control, I'm told From across the track Where is the mayor Who'll make all things fair? He lives outside Our polluted air And 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? I got a jones Runnin' through my bones I'm sorry, son All your money's gone Painful rip In my upper hip I guess it's time To take another trip Don't care now what nobody say I got to take the pain away It's getting worser day by day And all my life has been this way Can't reason with the pusher man Finance is all that he understands You junkie, mama cries, you know Would rip her, but I love her so Love her so, now
Writer(s): Curtis Mayfield Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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