Ghetto, ghetto, Oh, been, I've been praying for you Hallelujah.
(Lord save this church) It is as 1, 2, 3, I be what's on TV, And if wrong, please don't blame me, where I live we have nothing In the ghetto, ghetto, ghetto. In the ghetto, ghetto, ghetto.
Little growing up without no education, Mom's on drugs, 'cause her only medication. Nobody's home, but ain't on a vacation, But they left the alone watching the TV station. What's with the picture, please, someone give me the answers They be wondering why the girls grow up to be Then we wonder why the boys grow up to be And they be angry at the whole world to kill us. Aye, after we to resolve the whole problems How we let our little children just turn into Why we got all killing and stealing and robbing We need to plan a little seed to the mobbing Why we teach them that science to reach for the stars? 'Cause they can be defiant with a worse than ours Don't want looking in the past and covering scars They a path out the ghetto, ghetto, hello.
It is as 1, 2, 3, I be what's on TV, And if that's wrong, please don't me, where I live we have nothing In the ghetto, ghetto, ghetto. In the ghetto, ghetto, ghetto.
Little boy had a of being a ball player 'His little wanna grow to be a rhyme slayer, missy wanna grow to be a model While the momma at home drinking on the bottle. Aye, how come little one to and be a councilman? or governor, a mayor politician Probably 'cause the politicians keep 'em Promise they fixing it but they ain't really fixing it. Aye, that's why want to be like me Like Jigga like B and and Ri Every day in the is an emergency But the powers be don't emerge and seek why you see killing, that's why you see crimes, That's why you see the homies in the prison time why you see crack, that's why you see blacks trap With no out the ghetto, ghetto.
It is as 1, 2, 3, I be what's on TV, And if that's wrong, please don't me, 'Cause where I live we have In the ghetto, ghetto, ghetto. In the ghetto, ghetto, ghetto.
It is as 1, 2, 3, I wanna be on TV, And if that's wrong, don't blame me, 'Cause where I we have nothing In the ghetto, ghetto, ghetto. In the ghetto, ghetto, ghetto.
Ghetto, ghetto, Oh Lord, I've been, been praying for you Hallelujah, save these children