Текст песни A Star In the Ghetto - Ben E. King , Average White Band

...Broadway, may never shine a light on me
I may never live to see my name in lights, on a Carnegie Hall marquee
Oh but that's alright, lord that's alright with me
I'm as happy, as happy as a man can be

Folks in New York, may never know my name
I may not win that music Hall of Fame, (Music Hall of Fame)
Gonna keep on singing the song, just the same
If I don't make it there, I won't be ashamed

Cause I'm a star in the ghetto (I'm a star in the ghetto)
If I never make Broadway, that'll be ok (keep on shining)
I don't care what the folks up there in New York
(I'm a star in the ghetto) has got to say, oh no (oh no)

Hollywood (Hollywood), Hollywood, may never be my style
But I know I'm good, oh yeah, not just alright
City lights, city lights (city lights), may never shine for me
I may never make it to the top no, win myself a Grammy

Folks in New York may never know my name
I may not win that music Hall of Fame (Music Hall of Fame)
But I'll keep on singing my song, whew baby, just the same
If I never make it there, I won't feel the shame

Cause I'm a star in the ghetto (I'm a star in the ghetto)
If I never make Broadway, sugar that'll be ok (keep on shining)
I don't care what the folks up there in New York,
(I'm a star in the ghetto) have got to say, oh no (Oh no)

Think I'm gonna make it funky. Feel like getting down y'all
Think I'm gonna make it funky. Feel like getting down yeah

Blow your horn

Yeah it's alright

Well go blow your horn

They say it's alright

Feel the beat, yes

Feel the music

I'm a star in the ghetto (I'm a star in the ghetto)
If I never make Broadway, that'll be ok (keep on shining)
I don't care what the folks up there in New York (I'm a
Star in the ghetto), Idon't care what they got to say, oh, no

I'm a star in the ghetto (I'm a star in the ghetto)
If I never make Broadway, sugar that'll be ok (keep on shining)
I don't care what the folks in Hollywood
Has got to say, I don't care anyway, oh no

I'm star (I'm a star in the ghetto) and I'm striving, and I'm shining
I'm a star (I'm a star in the ghetto)
Yes I am, hey yeah

I'm a star in the ghetto

If I never make Broadway, that'll be ok
If I never make it to Broadway (keep on
Shining, keep on shining), said that will be ok

People in New York city,
Oh they don't bother me (keep on shining,
Keep on shining) not at all, not at all

I'm gonna make it the top, (keep on shining, keep on shining),
Oh lord this next time,
It's alright (keep on shining, keep on shining), sugar it's alright

I'm a star in the ghetto (keep on shining, keep on shining)
I'm a star in the ghetto