Ghetto, ghetto, Oh, I've been, been praying for you Hallelujah.
(Lord this church) It is easy as 1, 2, 3, I wanna be on TV, And if that's wrong, don't blame me, 'Cause where I live we have In the ghetto, ghetto, ghetto. In the ghetto, ghetto, ghetto.
Little kids up without no education, Mom's on drugs, 'cause that's her medication. Nobody's home, but ain't on a vacation, But they left the kids watching the TV station. What's wrong with the picture, please, 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 turn goblins Why we got them all killing and and robbing We need to plan a little seed to prevent the Why don't we teach them that science to for the stars? 'Cause can be defiant with a future worse than ours Don't want them looking in the and covering scars They need a 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, 'Cause I live we have nothing In the ghetto, ghetto, ghetto. In the ghetto, ghetto, ghetto.
Little boy had a dream of a ball player 'His little homie grow to be a rhyme slayer, Little missy wanna to be a model While the momma at home drinking on the bottle. Aye, how little one to grow and be a councilman? or governor, a mayor politician Probably 'cause the politicians tricking 'em Promise that they fixing it but ain't really fixing it. Aye, that's why they want to be me Like Jigga like B and and Ri Every day in the ghettos is an 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 in the prison doing 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 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 wanna be 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.
Ghetto, ghetto, Oh Lord, I've been, been praying for you Hallelujah, Lord save children