[Intro: Zo-Zer]
Ay, this is life man, niggaz out here talkin
rappin about shit you ain`t never seen or had no parts in, youknowhatI`msayin?
Shit ain`t cool man, ay Lo, take `em where you from
[Chorus: OneBeLo]
Let me take you to a place where the sun don`t shine
Killers don`t talk, little kids don`t mind
Men don`t work, don`t take care of babies
You bought my album but bootleggers don`t pay me
City runnin wild, cats don`t give a fuck
Junior High students don`t say no to drugs
Liquor stores don`t ask shorties for their ID
This is a place where don`t nothin surprise me
The ghetto
[OneBeLo]
The ghetto, yo..
Now you can get shot, everyday it`s a struggle to be alive
Mentally, physically, only the strong survive
Can`t hide from the fact ghettos is filled with blacks (blacks)
crack (crack) smack (smack) roaches and rats
Thugs totin they gats, this ain`t a nice place to visit
The people that you live with, hearts cold and frigid
That girl over there, don`t even bother with her (why?)
She`s a hoodrat, gold-digger, never had a father figure
Her older brother was a big time drug dealer
When he was young his role model was a drug dealer
Now that he`s older, everybody wants to cop a boulder
He took a bullet in his head, now he`s in a coma (bloaw!)
You callin 9-1-1, this ain`t a joke
You rollin like a blunt cause you might get smoked
The sad part about it ain`t the money or the dope
The trigger man wasn`t even old enough to vote
[Chorus]
[Interlude: Zo-Zer]
Shit ain`t all good in the hood
Touch mine, wish a nigga would
You knowhatI`msayin? (In the ghetto)
[OneBeLo]
Landlords don`t do nothin but collect rent
Police don`t patrol, serve or protect it
Brothers don`t allow others to hustle on they block
Always carry heat cause the beef don`t stop
And it don`t quit, everyday the same shit
Hustlin to get you what your job can`t get
And I ain`t even talkin `bout a Benz or Mercedes (what you talkin about?)
I`m talkin about toothpaste, diapers for your babies
The basic necessities of life
The homeless sleepin in a cardboard box every night
The only playgrounds is vacant lots and burned buildings
You gotta feel sorry for the children
How they gon` do they homework when they homes don`t work?
They can`t read books cause the lights don`t work (nope)
They can`t take a bath cause the water don`t work (nope)
The stove in the kitchen, plus the heat don`t work (nope)
It`s cold at night, they mommas can`t afford jackets
She too busy tryin to support the crack habit
The State took her kids, now they all doin bids (man that sound crazy)
I know it sound crazy but that`s how it is, in the ghetto
The ghetto
[Interlude: Zo-Zer]
All I see are hearts that`s hollow, from Detroit to Chicago
Just hopin you can follow
Shit`s real, I know it sounds crazy
Shit, it`s how it is, how it is..
[Chorus] - w/ minor variations
(This is a place where) Nothin surprise me
(This is a place where) Nothin surprise me..
