Ghetto Life

[Chorus]
In the ghetto (where) life is tough
You've gotta hustle with your muscle just to keep you above
(In the) ghetto
In the ghetto (you're) standin' on the corner
Not tryin' to find a job, don't know when you're gonna
(In the) ghetto
In the ghetto (there's) writin' on the walls
Burned down buildings and that's not all
(In the) ghetto
In the ghetto you're tryin' to survive
Makin' minimum wages nine to five
In the ghetto!

[Interlude]
The ghetto! (It's the ghetto)
The ghetto, the ghetto, the ghetto, the ghetto, the ghetto (what)
The ghetto (what), the ghetto (what), the ghetto (what)
The ghetto
The ghetto (Oh man, I've gotta get out of here)
It's the ghetto
Hey, y'all! We are talkin' 'bout ghetto life!

[Verse 1]
People movin' out, people movin' in
'Cause the bums and the slums you just can't win
Walk, run, drive, but you sure can't hide
Now ghetto life ain't what it seems
It's a different kind of country with no king or queen
No president, no ruler, and no congress
Seems to beat your fellow man is how you gain progress
Now you scramble or gamble to get what you need
Throwin' dice, sellin' drugs so you can achieve
Try your best, do anything, just to keep livin'
And gettin' more out of life than you thought you was gettin'
In the ghetto!

[Verse 2]
The poor people in poverty
Can't afford to buy clothes, ain't got no money
Livin' in a home where there's no heat
Now the rent's so high you got to move on the street
You got the president, governor, down to the mayor
The people with the power won't do nuttin' for ya
It's a fact you got to face, but ghetto life is hard
If I miss a day's work, I'll lose my job
In the ghetto!

[Verse 3]
Now you try to get away or maybe do something 'bout it
'Cause you're living in the ghetto ain't no way you can doubt it
People fightin' all the time, to them I think it's fun
Little kids, ten and eleven, walkin' round with guns
Robbin' people, snatchin' jewelry, not going to school
Don't you know life is hard and all of that ain't cool
'Cause once you go, no turning back, it's all downhill
So you should try your very best, 'cause I know I will
In the ghetto!

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
In the ghetto (where) life is tough
You've gotta hustle with your muscle just to keep you above
(In the) ghetto
In the ghetto (you're) standin' on the corner
Not tryin' to find a job, don't know when you're gonna
(In the) ghetto
In the ghetto (there's) writin' on the walls
Burned down buildings and that's not all
(In the) ghetto
In the ghetto you're tryin' to survive
Makin' minimum wages nine to five
In the ghetto!

[Interlude]
I'm livin' in the ghetto
People movin' out
I'm going crazy
People movin' in
'Cause the bums and the slums you just can't win
Walk, run, drive, but you sure can't hide
Yes I do
Hey, yes I do
I need a break!
From the ghetto
Hey yo man I just go
I just got to get out of here
Talkin' 'bout the ghetto
Ghetto life
Ghetto life
I just got to get out of here
The ghetto
The ghetto
The ghetto
The ghetto!
The ghetto!
People movin' out, people movin' in
'Cause the bums and the slums you just can't win
Walk, run, drive, but you sure can't hide