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