“In the Ghetto” by Elvis Presley is a melancholy song with an upbeat feel, but very sad lyrics. “In The Ghetto” talks about a boy being born in the ghetto, and continuous sadness he brings to his mother. Her sorrows evolve from being about him being another mouth to feed, to him leading a life of crime which eventually leads to his death by the hands of the police. The song speaks of his progression of him being just a young boy who wanders the streets, to an angry man he steals and fights. On top of this story, smalls bits of lyrics such as, “Are we too blind to see?/Do we simply turn our heads and look the other way?”, can be interpreted as the disregard that many people have towards those him the Ghetto and projects. In conclusion, “In the
