| A place where Jake don’t feel safe
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| Cause the thugs got the block locked down
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| There’s no escape in the (ghetto)
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| There’s petty hustlers, they flip fiends and uh
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| Our holiday’s every first and fifteenth
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| It’s the (ghetto)
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| A place where some people can’t shine for themselves
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| So when they rob you they just crying for help
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| And it seems like we make the whole world go round
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| And everybody wanna be down
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| Copy the sounds of the (ghetto)
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| Boys and girls grow up fast
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| Chicken-heads run the streets as soon as they eggs hatch
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| Players posted up, perking perpendicular
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| Searching for a way but all they have is the (ghetto)
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| They settle for the street cred
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| Instead of trying to teach heads
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| The best way to walk the narrow path in the (ghetto)
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| It’s sad cause we wanna bust shots
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| Getting props for licking the block hot
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| You’re messing up the (ghetto)
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| It’s time to make a change for the better
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| By starting with ourselves
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| The Word is my sword and it’s such a better feel
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| In the (ghetto)
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| A section where the Jews were restricted
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| Where they separated blacks from the world, know ya history
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| (The ghetto)
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| Most people wish that they were from but never come
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| Cause they know somebody dumb got a gun in the (ghetto)
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| There’s real people that do real things
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| Everybody don’t have bling but we all have dreams
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| And is seems like they make the whole world
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| Believe that there’s nothing for you and me except
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| Drugs and BET in the (ghetto)
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| A place where Jake don’t feel safe
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| Cause the thugs got the block locked down
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| There’s no escape in the (ghetto)
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| There’s petty hustlers, they flip fiends and uh
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| Our holiday’s every first and fifteenth
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| It’s the (ghetto)
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| A place where some people can’t shine for themselves
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| So when they murder you they just crying for help
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| And it seems like we make the whole world go round
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| And everybody wanna be down
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| Copy the sounds of the (ghetto)
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| Yo it’ll make you or break you
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| Some people hate just to see how far it’ll take them
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| (The ghetto) is what we need to get out of
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| We get distracted and what happens?
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| We forget about love up in the (ghetto)
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| It’s where the single mothers rise up, wise up
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| And put they foot down when times tough
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| And it seems like we make the whole world think that
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| There ain’t no real men stepping up to be fathers up in the (ghetto)
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| Afterlife, after Passion of the Christ
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| Theory Hazit spit it right
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| So I sacrifice my life cause the (ghetto)
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| Trying to kill, Master P feels me
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| When you a college boy it’s hard being a victim of the (ghetto)
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| Jam is about to slam dominoes
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| Theory spits the facts up waken ya out of your comatose
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| And it seems like we got the whole world following trends
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| They’re even trying to mock Eminem and blame the (ghetto)
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| A place where Jake don’t feel safe
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| Cause the thugs got the block locked down
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| There’s no escape in the (ghetto)
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| There’s petty hustlers, they flip fiends and uh
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| Our holiday’s every first and fifteenth
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| It’s the (ghetto)
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| A place where some people can’t shine for themselves
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| So when they jump you they just crying for help
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| And it seems like we make the whole world go round
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| And everybody wanna be down
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| Copy the sounds of the (ghetto)
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| Yeah… this is dedicated to my cousin Bryan Clark, keep ya head up, baby |