Born in Chicago

I was born in Chicago in 1941

I was born in Chicago in 1941

Well, my father told me

"Son, you had better get a gun"

Well, my first friend went down when I was seventeen years old

Well, my first friend went down when I was seventeen years old

Well, there's one thing I can say 'bout that boy, he got bold

Well, my second friend went down when I was twenty-one years of age

Well, my second friend went down when I was twenty-one years of age

Well, there is one thing I can say about that boy, he got dead

Well, my rules are alright if there's someone left to play the game

Well, my rules are alright if there's someone left to play the game

All my friends are going and things just don't seem the same

Oh, things just don't seem the same, baby