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Ghetto

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Ghetto

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These streets remind me of quicksand (quicksand)When your on it you'll keep goin down (goin down)And there's noone to hold on tooAnd there's noone to pull you outYou keep on fallin (falling)And noone can here you callinSo you end up self destructingOn the corner with the tuli on the waist linejust got outta the bing doin state timeTeeth marks on my back from the canineDark Memories of when there was no sunshineCause they said that I wouldn't make it(I remember like yesterday)Holdin on to what god gave me[Chorus]Cause thats the life when urLiving in the (ghetto)andEating in the (ghetto)or[Próxima Parte]Sleeping in the (ghetto) (ghetto)[Próxima Parte]Sleeping in the (ghetto, ghetto, ghetto)[Verse two]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 everydays' gon be your lastOnce you move forward can't go backBest prepare to remove your pastCause ya gotta be willin to prayYea There gotta be (there gotta be) a better way ohYea ya gotta be willing to prayCause there gotta be (there gotta be) a better day (ay)Whoever said that this struggle would stop todayA lot of niggas dead or locked awayTeenage Women growing up with aids[Chorus]Cause thats the life when yourLiving in the (ghetto) ohEating in the (ghetto) orSleeping in the (ghetto, ghetto)Thats the life when urLiving in the (ghetto)ohEating in the (ghetto) orSleeping in the (ghetto, ghetto, ghetto)[Bridge]Gun shots every night in the (ghetto)Crooked cops on sight in the (ghetto)Every day is a fight in the (ghetto)(oh oh oh oh oh) (ghetto)Got kids to feed in the (ghetto)Selling coke and weed in the (ghetto)Every day somebody bleed in the (ghetto)(oh oh oh oh oh) (ghetto)[Chorus]Thats the life when yourLiving in the (ghetto)ohLiving by the (ghetto)ohEating in the (ghetto, ghetto)Thats the life when yourLiving in the (ghetto)ohSleeping in the (ghetto)Living in the (ghetto, ghetto, ghetto)
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