G.H.E.T.T.O.
Common, Siedah Garrett
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La la la la, la la la la La la la la, la la la la la Ghetto is a state of mind Ghetto is a place you’ll find Doesn’t matter who you are Only thing that matters is where you end up Ghetto is a state of mind Ghetto is place inside Doesn’t matter where you’re from Only thing that matters is where you end up A child is born, tenement slum He may be poor, but never was dumb He’s clothes are worn, his shoes and feet Are shined and clean but nothing to eat He grew a man head held high He wrote a book and won the Nobel prize Where you are does not depend on Where you’re going or where you’ve been ‘cause A baby’s born high on the hill With a silver spoon and a free will Plant the garden and sow the seeds There’ll be flowers but there will be weeds Grew a man head held bent Broke the law and away he went Where you are does not depend on Where you’re going or where you’ve been ‘cause La la la la, la la la la La la la la, la la la la la Broken glass, children smokin’ fast A ghetto education don’t mean There’s no class we know fast what life is Gang ways could be the paths to righteousness A blackbird flew from where we come from She was always told she Wasn’t gon’ be nothin’ Now we hug her like the shero that she is Now she bring dreams back to impact the kids In the ghetto there’s poverty But ain’t no stoppin’ me We gon’ keep building ‘cause We are God’s property Greatness even though there’s oppression The beauty of the ghetto’s the essence La la la la, la la la la La la la la, la la la la la Webster’s defines the word "ghetto" as the Poorest part of any city in Which a particular group lives, with limited Opportunity a crowded urban district Confined by poverty or prejudice To me GHETTO stands For "Greatness Happens Even Though There’s Oppression" Greatness even though there’s oppression The beauty of the ghetto’s the essence Greatness even though there’s oppression The beauty of the ghetto’s the essence Greatness even though there’s oppression The beauty of the ghetto’s the essence
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