Akon - Ghetto Lyrics:
Ghetto, ghetto, ghetto, ghetto we livin`
These streets remind me of quicksand
When your on it you`ll keep goin` down
And there`s no one to hold on too
And there`s no one to pull you out you keep on fallin`
And no one can here you callin`
So you end up self destructing
On the corner with the tuli on the waist line
Just got outta the bing doin` state time
Teeth marks on my back from the K9
Dark memories of when there was no sunshine
`Cause they said that I wouldn`t make it I remember like yesterday
Holdin` on to what God gave me
`Cause that`s the life when your
Living in the
(Ghetto)
And eating in the
(Ghetto)
Or sleeping in the
(Ghetto, ghetto)
That`s the life when your
Living in the
(Ghetto)
And eating in the
(Ghetto)
Or sleeping in the
(Ghetto, ghetto, ghetto)
No need to cherish luxuries `cause everythin` come and go
Even the life that you have is borrowed
`Cause your not promised tomorrow
So live your life as if everyday`s goin` be your last
Once you move forward can`t go back
Best prepare to remove your past
`Cause ya gotta be willin` to pray
Yes there gotta be there gotta be a better way
Yes ya gotta be willing to pray
`Cause there gotta be there gotta be a better day
Whoever said that the struggle would stop today
A lot of ni**as dead or locked away
Teenage women growin` up with AID`s
`Cause that`s the life when your
Living in the
(Ghetto)
And eatin` in the
(Ghetto)
Or sleepin` in the
(Ghetto, ghetto)
That`s the life when your
Livin` in the
(Ghetto)
And eatin` in the
(Ghetto)
Or sleepin` in the
(Ghetto, ghetto, ghetto)
Gun shots every night in the
(Ghetto)
Crooked cops on sight in the
(Ghetto)
Everyday is a fight in the
(Ghetto)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
(Ghetto)
Got kids to feed in the
(Ghetto)
Sellin` coke and weed in the
(Ghetto)
Everyday somebody bleedin` in the
(Ghetto)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
(Ghetto)
`Cuz that`s the life when your
Livin` in the
(Ghetto)
We livin` by the
(Ghetto)
And eatin` in the
(Ghetto, ghetto)
`Cuz that`s the life your
Livin` in the
(Ghetto)
And sleepin` by the
(Ghetto)
Livin` in the
(Ghetto, ghetto, ghetto)
These streets remind me of quicksand
When your on it you`ll keep goin` down
And there`s no one to hold on too
And there`s no one to pull you out you keep on fallin`
And no one can here you callin`
So you end up self destructing
On the corner with the tuli on the waist line
Just got outta the bing doin` state time
Teeth marks on my back from the K9
Dark memories of when there was no sunshine
`Cause they said that I wouldn`t make it I remember like yesterday
Holdin` on to what God gave me
`Cause that`s the life when your
Living in the
(Ghetto)
And eating in the
(Ghetto)
Or sleeping in the
(Ghetto, ghetto)
That`s the life when your
Living in the
(Ghetto)
And eating in the
(Ghetto)
Or sleeping in the
(Ghetto, ghetto, ghetto)
No need to cherish luxuries `cause everythin` come and go
Even the life that you have is borrowed
`Cause your not promised tomorrow
So live your life as if everyday`s goin` be your last
Once you move forward can`t go back
Best prepare to remove your past
`Cause ya gotta be willin` to pray
Yes there gotta be there gotta be a better way
Yes ya gotta be willing to pray
`Cause there gotta be there gotta be a better day
Whoever said that the struggle would stop today
A lot of ni**as dead or locked away
Teenage women growin` up with AID`s
`Cause that`s the life when your
Living in the
(Ghetto)
And eatin` in the
(Ghetto)
Or sleepin` in the
(Ghetto, ghetto)
That`s the life when your
Livin` in the
(Ghetto)
And eatin` in the
(Ghetto)
Or sleepin` in the
(Ghetto, ghetto, ghetto)
Gun shots every night in the
(Ghetto)
Crooked cops on sight in the
(Ghetto)
Everyday is a fight in the
(Ghetto)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
(Ghetto)
Got kids to feed in the
(Ghetto)
Sellin` coke and weed in the
(Ghetto)
Everyday somebody bleedin` in the
(Ghetto)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
(Ghetto)
`Cuz that`s the life when your
Livin` in the
(Ghetto)
We livin` by the
(Ghetto)
And eatin` in the
(Ghetto, ghetto)
`Cuz that`s the life your
Livin` in the
(Ghetto)
And sleepin` by the
(Ghetto)
Livin` in the
(Ghetto, ghetto, ghetto)