Elvis Presley. In the Ghetto.

"In the Ghetto" (originally titled "The Vicious Circle") was written by Mac Davis and recorded by Elvis in 1969. This song is about poverty,(pobreza)  describing a child born in the ghetto of Chicago. The boy grows up hungry and learns how to steal and fight. He  buys a gun , steals a car  and   attempts to run away, but is shot and killed just as another child is born. The song implies that the newborn  (recién nacido) will meet the same fate ( mismo destino) , continuing the cycle of poverty and violence. This was the first song by Elvis with a socially-conscious message. 

Lyrics

As the snow flies (mientras cae la nieve)
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin' ( en una fría y gris mañana en Chicago)
A poor little baby child is born  ( un pequeño bebé pobre nace )
In the ghetto
And his mama cries ( y su madre llora)
Cause if there's one thing that she don't need (pues si hay algo que no necesita )
is another hungry mouth to feed (es otra boca hambrienta que alimentar)
In the ghetto
People, don't you understand ?  (gente ¿ no lo entendéis ? )
The child needs a helping hand  ( el chico necesita que le echen una mano)
Or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day ( o crecerá siendo un hombre  lleno de ira algún día)

Take a look at you and me,(mírate y mírame)
Are we too blind to see,( ¿Estamos tan ciegos para no darnos cuenta ?)
Do we simply turn our heads ? (simplemente giramos la cabeza)
And look the other way (y miramos hacía otro lado)
Well, the world turns (Bueno, el mundo gira)
And a hungry little boy with a runny nose ( y un pequeño y hambriento niño con mocos en la nariz)
Plays in the street as the cold wind blows ( juega en lacalle mientras sopla un frío viento)
In the ghetto
And his hunger burns ( Y su hambre arde )
So he starts to roam the streets at night (así que empieza a vagar por las calles por la noche)
And he learns how to steal (Y aprende  a robar)
And he learns how to fight  (Y aprende a pelear)
In the ghetto
Then one night in desperation (Entonces ,una noche desesperado)
A young man breaks away (un joven rompe con todo)
He buys a gun, steals a car,(compra una pistola, roba un coche)
Tries to run, but he don't get far (intenta escapar pero no llega lejos)
And his mama cries (Y su mamá llora)
As a crowd gathers 'round an angry young man (mientras un grupo  de personas se agolpa alrededor de un joven lleno de ira)
Face down on the street with a gun in his hand ( que yace boca abajo en la calle con una pistola en la mano)
In the ghetto

As her young man dies, ( mientras su joven muere)
On a cold and gray Chicago mornin',(en una fría y gris mañana en Chicago.)
Another little baby child is born (otro pequeño bebé nace)
In the ghetto

And his mama cries

On a lighter note below is the cover version of the song by the unique "El Príncipe Gitano".Probably not the best version of the song but definitely one of the funniest !