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 don't me, 'Cause where I live we nothing In the ghetto, ghetto, ghetto. In the ghetto, ghetto, ghetto.
kids growing up without no education, Mom's on drugs, that's 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 grow up to be dancers Then we why the boys grow up to be dealers And they be angry at the whole world ready to us. Aye, after we start to resolve the problems How we let our little children just turn into Why we got all killing and stealing and robbing We need to plan a seed to prevent the mobbing Why don't we teach that science to reach for the stars? 'Cause they can be defiant a future worse than ours Don't them 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 dream of being a player 'His little homie wanna grow to be a slayer, Little missy grow to be a model While the at home just drinking on the bottle. Aye, how come little one to 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 to be like me Like Jigga like B and and Ri Every day in the ghettos is an But the powers that be don't and seek That's why you see killing, why you see crimes, why you see the homies in the prison doing time That's why you see crack, that's why you see trap With no out the ghetto, ghetto.
It is as 1, 2, 3, I wanna be on TV, And if that's wrong, don't blame me, 'Cause 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, don't 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, I've praying for you Hallelujah, Lord save these