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Black man, born free
At least that's the way it's supposed to be
Chains that binds him are hard to see
Unless you take this walk with mePlace where he lives is God plenty of names
Slums, ghetto and black belt, they are one and the same
And I call it "Soulsville"Any kind of job is hard to find
That means an increase in the welfare line
Crime rate is rising too
If you are hungry, what would you do?Rent is two months past due and the building that's falling apart
Little boy needs a pair of shoes and this is only a part of SoulsvilleSome of the brothers' got plenty of cash
Tricks on the corner, gonna see to that
Some like to smoke and some like to blow
Some are even strung out on a fifty dollar JonesSome are trying to ditch reality by getting so high
Only to find out you can never touch the sky
'Cause your hoods are in Soulsville, oh yeahEvery Sunday morning, I can hear the old sisters say
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, trust in the Lord to make a way, oh yeah
I hope that He hear their prayers 'cause deep in their souls they believe
Someday He'll put an end to all this misery that we have in Soulsville

Oh yeah, Soulsville, Soulsville, Soulsville, Soulsville, Soulsville

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Huey Lewis & the News is a Academy Award-nominated American rock band based in San Francisco, California. Their greatest success was in the 1980s, when they were one of the most popular music acts of the decade and released several gold and platinum albums. The band is known for writing simple, light-hearted songs from a working-class perspective and typically appealed to yuppies and baby boomers.

Combining a rock (and sometimes, a blues rock) backing with harmony vocals and Lewis's voice, Huey Lewis & the News had numerous hit songs during the 1980s and early 1990s, including "The Power of Love" and "Back in Time" (both of which were featured in the film "Back to the Future"), "I Want a New Drug", "Doin' It All (For My Baby)", "Do You Believe in Love?" "Hip to Be Square", "Stuck With You", and "Jacob's Ladder". Huey Lewis shared three Grammy awards, an American Music Award, and a People's Choice Award along with several artists for his role singing the 1985 charity song "We Are the World".

The track 'Hip to Be Square" features prominently in the 2000 movie "American Psycho", starring Christian Bale as serial killer Patrick Bateman. In both the film and the book it was based on, Bateman is a hardcore fan of the band.

Albums
Huey Lewis & the News (1980)
Picture This (1982) #13 US Gold
Sports (1983) #1 US 7x Platinum
Back to the Future Soundtrack (1985) Gold
Fore! (1986) #1 US 3x Platinum
Small World (1988) #11 US Platinum
Hard at Play (1991) #27 US Gold
The Heart Of Rock & Roll - The Best Of Huey Lewis And The News (1992)
Four Chords & Several Years Ago (1994) #55 US
Time Flies: The Best of Huey Lewis and the News (1996) #185 US
Plan B (2001) #165 US
Live at 25 (2005)
Greatest Hits & Videos (2006) #70 US

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