[00:19.38]I was born in
[00:19.68]Chicago at nineteen and forty-one
[00:23.67]I was born in
[00:24.78]Chicago at nineteen and forty-one
[00:27.18]Well, my father told me"Son, you had better get a gun"
[00:38.46]Well, my first friend went down
[00:39.36]When I was 17 years old
[00:39.81]Well, my first friend went down
[00:45.48]When I was 17 years old
[00:46.29]Well, there's one thing
[00:48.72]I can say about that boy
[00:51.03]He gotta go
[00:51.27]Well, my second friend went down
[01:33.15]When I was 21 years of age
[01:36.42]Well, my second friend went down
[01:39.45]When I was 21 years of age
[01:41.73]Well, there's one thing
[01:42.90]I can say about that boy
[01:44.79]He gotta pray
[01:45.69]Well, now rules are alright
[02:28.50]If there's someone left to play the game
[02:31.83]Well, now rules are alright
[02:33.69]If there's someone left to play the game
[02:37.32]All my friends are going
[02:38.52]And thing's just don't seem the same
[02:39.33]Oh, thing's just don't seem the same, babe

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 old
Well, there's one thing
I can say about that boy
He gotta go
Well, my second friend went down
When I was 21 years of age
Well, my second friend went down
When I was 21 years of age
Well, there's one thing
I can say about that boy
He gotta pray
Well, 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 game
All my friends are going
And thing's just don't seem the same
Oh, thing's just don't seem the same, babe