[Afu-Ra]
Cradled in the womb of the metropolis, dodging hell swarm
Vision of going to heaven, nothing can stop this
Although I`m optimistic, balance it with being realistic
Is paradise is part of the plan, or scribbled in some book and shit
It all goes down as rain drops on my neighborhood, I love my hood
And motherfucker this ain`t good, crackheads selling dope to dope heads
On blocks that`s rented by house niggaz
That`s all getting rich off of the bloodshed
And as I experience, none the lesser, and it`s high
And it`s high as I got off of the reefers
The balance levels of horror, yo, ain`t never disappear
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I know, you know
It`s like we livin` in hell in the ghetto
I know, you know
Babies is dying in the ghetto
I know, you know
Mothers are crying in the ghetto
I know, you know
It`s like we livin` in hell in the ghetto
I know, you know
Like that, like that, like that, like that
[Afu-Ra]
I put the pedal to the metal, heavy metal in the ghetto
I ain`t got to raise it, cause hell is the grimey ghetto
I guess that`s the catalist for so many fantasies
We can fantasize and happen to be surrounded by misery
The daughters and sisters, the little bitties
Princess inside ya beautiful
But mommy can`t afford the sparkles and dresses
As a matter of fact, kids around here
Need to be walking with a vest on
Cause the quietest streets around here, can be a war zone
And I`m in such disgust, cause the police
Instead of protectin and serving, they serving us
They brutalizin` and battering, as a matter of fact
They play ghetto, officers, I see them laughing
Trynna pick up girls in uniform
Hanging out them college dorms, we need some inform
Why is he a ghetto? cause society divided by nothing, but money, hello
[Chorus]
[Afu-Ra]
From city to city, all over the globe
So many poverty stricken lives, the facts`ll make ya heads explode
Cities and families, all over, global over load
From Brownsville to Russia, through Somalia through Croatia
Lyrics are live, fight to survive, it`s a horror ride
Demons coming for your hide, but there`s no where to run
Straight up, and there`s no where to hide
Guess what, cause negative situation is winning by a landslide
And if you living this life, there`s the worst schools
And the worst doctors, guess what? Society got ya
[Chorus]
