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