Ghetto, ghetto, Oh, been, I've been praying for you Hallelujah.
(Lord save church) It is easy as 1, 2, 3, I be what's on TV, And if that's wrong, please blame me, where I live we have nothing In the ghetto, ghetto, ghetto. In the ghetto, ghetto, ghetto.
Little kids growing up no education, on drugs, 'cause that's her only medication. Nobody's home, but they on a vacation, But they the kids alone watching the TV station. wrong with the picture, please, someone give me the answers They be wondering why the girls grow up to be Then we why the boys grow up to be dealers And they be angry at the whole world to kill us. Aye, after we start to the whole problems How we let our little children just into goblins Why we got them all and stealing and robbing We need to plan a little seed to prevent the Why don't we teach them that 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 blame me, 'Cause 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 homie wanna grow to be a rhyme slayer, Little wanna grow to be a model While the momma at home drinking on the bottle. Aye, how come one to grow and be a councilman? or governor, a mayor politician Probably 'cause the politicians tricking 'em Promise they fixing it but they ain't really fixing it. Aye, that's why they to be like me Jigga like B and Nicky and Ri Every day in the is an emergency But the powers that be emerge and seek That's why you see killing, why you see crimes, That's why you see the homies in the prison doing 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 wanna be 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.
It is as 1, 2, 3, I wanna be on TV, And if that's wrong, please blame me, 'Cause where I live we have In the ghetto, ghetto, ghetto. In the ghetto, ghetto, ghetto.
Ghetto, ghetto, Oh Lord, I've been, I've been for you Hallelujah, save these children