Born In Chicago

I was born in Chicago at nineteen and forty-one

I was born in Chicago at nineteen and forty-one

Well, my father told me

"Son, you had better get a gun"Well, my first friend went down

When I was 17 years old

Well, my first friend went down

When I was 17 years oldWell, there's one thing I can say about that boy

He gotta goWell, my second friend went down

When I was 21 years of age

Well, my second friend went down

When I was 21 years of ageWell, there's one thing I can say about that boy

He gotta prayWell, now rules are alright

If there's someone left to play the game

Well, now rules are alright

If there's someone left to play the gameAll my friends are going

And thing's just don't seem the same

Oh, thing's just don't seem the same, babe