Born In Chicago

I was born in Chicago, 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 17 years old
 Oh, 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
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 Well, my second friend went down
 When I was 21 years of age
 Oh, 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
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 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
 Everything's just don't seem the same
 Oh, things just don't seem the same, baby