Black man, born free Black man, born free Homem negro, nasce livre At least that's the way it's supposed to be At least that's the way it's supposed to be Pelo menos é dessa maneira que deveria ser Chains that binds him are hard to see Chains that binds him are hard to see Correntes que o atam são difíceis de se ver Unless you take this walk with me Unless you take this walk with me Ao menos que você faça esse caminho comigo Place where he lives is God plenty of names Place where he lives is God plenty of names O lugar onde ele mora é cheio de nomes Slums, ghetto and black belt, they are one and the same Slums, ghetto and black belt, they are one and the same Favelas, gueto e cinturões negros, são tudo a mesma coisa And I call it "Soulsville" And I call it "Soulsville" E eu chamo isso de "Soulsville" Any kind of job is hard to find Any kind of job is hard to find Qualquer tipo de trabalho é difícil de achar That means an increase in the welfare line That means an increase in the welfare line O que significa um aumento na fila de desempregados Crime rate is rising too Crime rate is rising too A taxa de criminalidade está crescendo também If you are hungry, what would you do? If you are hungry, what would you do? Se você está com fome, o que você faria? Rent is two months past due and the building that's falling apart Rent is two months past due and the building that's falling apart O aluguel está dois meses atrasado e o edifício está caindo aos pedaços Little boy needs a pair of shoes and this is only a part of Soulsville Little boy needs a pair of shoes and this is only a part of Soulsville O garotinho precisa de um par de sapatos e isso é apenas uma parte da Soulsville Some of the brothers' got plenty of cash Some of the brothers' got plenty of cash Alguns irmãos estão cheios da grana Tricks on the corner, gonna see to that Tricks on the corner, gonna see to that Truques na esquina, você verá isso Some like to smoke and some like to blow Some like to smoke and some like to blow Alguns gostam de fumar e outros gostam de cheirar Some are even strung out on a fifty dollar Jones Some are even strung out on a fifty dollar Jones Outros são viciados até mesmo em heroína Some are trying to ditch reality by getting so high Some are trying to ditch reality by getting so high Alguns estão tentando abandonar a realidade indo tão alto Only to find out you can never touch the sky Only to find out you can never touch the sky Você apenas descobre que nunca poderá tocar o céu 'Cause your hoods are in Soulsville, oh yeah 'Cause your hoods are in Soulsville, oh yeah Pois suas raízes estão na Soulsville, ah sim Every Sunday morning, I can hear the old sisters say Every Sunday morning, I can hear the old sisters say Todo domingo de manhã, eu posso ouvir as velhas irmãs dizerem Hallelujah, Hallelujah, trust in the Lord to make a way, oh yeah Hallelujah, Hallelujah, trust in the Lord to make a way, oh yeah Aleluia, aleluia, confie no Senhor para fazer um caminho, ah sim I hope that He hear their prayers 'cause deep in their souls they believe I hope that He hear their prayers 'cause deep in their souls they believe Eu espero que ele ouça as suas orações porque no fundo de suas almas eles acreditam Someday He'll put an end to all this misery that we have in Soulsville Someday He'll put an end to all this misery that we have in Soulsville Que algum dia ele vai pôr fim à toda essa miséria que nós temos na Soulsville Oh yeah, Soulsville, Soulsville, Soulsville, Soulsville, Soulsville Oh yeah, Soulsville, Soulsville, Soulsville, Soulsville, Soulsville Ah sim, Soulsville, Soulsville, Soulsville, Soulsville, Soulsville