Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Ghetto Children, artist - Kelis. Date of issue: 06.12.1999
Age restrictions: 18+
Record label: A Virgin Records America Release;
Song language: English
Ghetto Children |
| Yo, wake up, wake up, ghetto children |
| Wake up, wake up, ghetto children |
| Wake up, wake up, ghetto children |
| Wake up, wake up, ghetto children |
| Wake up, wake up, Hey, hey |
| You’re a ghetto boy, you’re my life |
| And there’s so much for you to protect and to save |
| And baby boy don’t hit your wife |
| Cause your kids may grow up someday to be this way, yeah |
| You don’t know what you may be |
| To some boy in society |
| There’s a secret to why |
| You must survive |
| So listen to what we say |
| Cause this type of shit happens every day |
| Come for yours cause dreams come true |
| And this is the message that we bring through |
| Say hey now, hey now, now |
| Hey now, hey now |
| No matter what teachers say to you |
| Ghetto children are beautiful |
| Say hey now, hey now, now |
| Hey now, hey now |
| Baby girl you’re my life |
| It’s important that you smile |
| And never cry, |
| Study math and your sciences |
| Maybe you’ll figure why we subtract and not multiply |
| You don’t know what you may be |
| To some girl in society |
| There’s a secret to why |
| We must survive |
| So listen to what we say |
| Cause this type of shit happens every day |
| Come for yours cause dreams come true |
| And this is the message that we bring through |
| Say hey now, hey now, now |
| Hey now, hey now |
| No matter what teachers say to you |
| Ghetto children are beautiful |
| Say hey now, hey now, now |
| Hey now, hey now |
| Crack town, ghetto in the city |
| Buildings are abandoned but the girls are still pretty |
| A child looks in the mirror, yeah to see my life clearer |
| All I see is ghetto keys, to this jet black coke gram |
| Nine eleven course, of course 911 don’t mean help |
| The only ones that need help, is them sons without wealth |
| It’s apparent that this nation, they don’t know what they facing |
| Young natural born killers, and these street corner masons |
| You want that type of money, that you see in the mob cliques |
| With your stashes in the drawers, yes with the lumps under my carpet |
| Listen to your heart, why should I listen to you |
| I was here from the start, but you don’t bring no money through |
| Look I only feel capes, and to get it I kill Jakes |
| By the time I’m 20 wanna be the ghetto Bill Gates |
| You a were born to be an angel, that was in my brain too |
| Now the only Star Spangle’s coming out my Kangol |
| Now that I’m out it’s like the whole world flames you |
| Although the ghetto’s nothing like the conclusion I came to |
| Your friends see you playing both sides, now they don’t claim you |
| Ghetto children change the world, don’t let the world change you |
| Come on, word, nerd, word |
| Come for yours cause dreams come true |
| And this is the message that we bring through |
| Say hey now, hey now, now |
| Hey now, hey now |
| No matter what teachers say to you |
| Ghetto children are beautiful |
| Say hey now, hey now, now |
| Hey now, hey now |
| Little children wanna seem part of |
| The whole world wants to be apart of |
| A little ghetto things, a little ghetto things |
| Ay yo, ay yo |
| Little children wanna seem part of |
| The whole world wants to be apart of |
| My little ghetto kings, my little ghetto queens |