| Theres a world out there that I wanna see
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| Theres a man that Im destined to be
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| I wont be stopped by the ghetto streets
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| I believe inside that I cant be beat
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| This life could be a ball and chain
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| If you let yourself get caught in the game
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| I had some friends who sold drugs for dough
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| But I dont intend to go down that road
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| Just because Im a ghetto child
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| I wont live down to your expectations (No, no)
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| Just believe that a ghetto child
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| Can rise in the highest celebration (Oh)
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| Know that I am a ghetto child
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| But I can see the best in me, can you
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| Im a ghetto child
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| All the ghettos around the world, dig this
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| One day Im gonna change the world
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| Make a better place for every boy and girl
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| Everyone in need, homeless families
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| Have a place to sleep and food to eat
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| Ill take every gun off the streets
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| So another tear wont be shed in grief
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| And every thug in every hood
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| I will make em change from bad to good
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| I believe that it can be done
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| Gotta start somewhere and Im that one
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| All the children sing (Yeah, yeah)
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| All the children sing (Yeah, yeah) |
| Just because Im a ghetto child
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| I wont live down to your expectations
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| Just believe that a ghetto child
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| Can rise in the highest celebration
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| Know that I am a ghetto child
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| But I can see the best in me, can you
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| Im a ghetto child (Ooh, yeah, ooh)
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| Aint no madness thatll bring me down
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| Gonna take this life and turn it around
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| And at the end when its said and done
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| We will all be singin this ghetto song
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| I believe that it can be done (Yeah, oh)
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| Gotta start somewhere and Im that one
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| All the children sing (Yeah, yeah)
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| All the children sing (Yeah, yeah)
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| Just because Im a ghetto child
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| I wont live down to your expectations
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| Just believe that a ghetto child
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| Can rise in the highest celebration (Oh…oh…oh…)
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| Know that I am a ghetto child
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| But I can see the best in me, can you
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| Im a ghetto child (Lets go to church now)
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| Just because Im a ghetto child (Uh)
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| I wont live down to your expectations (Take me to church now)
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| Just believe that a ghetto child (Ooh)
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| Can rise in the highest celebration (Hey, hey)
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| Know that I am a ghetto child (Ooh, yeah) |
| But I can see the best in me, can you
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| Im a ghetto child (Hey, ghetto child,
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| whoa… oh…ooh…)
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| Just because Im a ghetto child
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| I wont live down to your expectations (Sing a song
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| for me)
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| Just believe that a ghetto child (Sing a song for me)
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| Can rise in the highest celebration (Everybody sing it now, yeah)
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| Know that I am a ghetto child
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| But I can see (Ooh, yeah) the best in me, can you (Oh)
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| Im a ghetto child (So I can see the best in me, can
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| you)
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| Its not where youre from, its where youre gonna be
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| (Hey)
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| Its not where youre from, its where youre gonna be |