Isaac Hayes Follow

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 me

Place where he lives
got plenty of names
slums, ghetto, black belt
they are one in 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 were hungry
what would you do?

Rent is 2 months past due
and a building that's falling apart
little boy needs a pair of shoes
and this is only a part of "Soulsville"

Some 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 50 dollar jones

Some try to ditch reality
by getting so high
only to find out
you can never touch the sky
'cause your hoods are in
"Soulsville", oh yeah

Every 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 hears the 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...Hmmmmmmmm