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In The Ghetto
Beenie Man
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Well, it's all about the ghetto, enuh
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I was born and raised in the ghetto
That don't mean I can't rise from the ghetto
I was born and raised in the ghetto
That don't mean I can't rise from the ghetto
I take a shot of whiskey and watch the world spin off its axis
The track backwards, see my name come off of Madlib's
The fat cats is rockin' pendants, we codefendants
The Solomon descendants, we're under God's presence
In every essence, yo, it's the things we do for money
Seein' fat cats come out of jail and walkin' funny
Be that guest list, don, ain't paid since '86
Since I snatched three patches and snuck in the flicks
Let's get it on, ghetto war cry, 'nough men die
Crucify those who lie with the sharp third eye
Moms cry, see her son left to roam in the street
Do your thing, bottom line, son, niggas gotta eat
Beanie speak
Callin' to di youth weh sell di ganja for di notch
Walkin' out di cooler, sell it from block to block
Ghetto foundation, ain't no turnin' back
Have you some in Jamaica, up a foreign you fi catch
Di rifle down a yard and take taxi up a notch
Youth man, wake up, Jamaicans be wise
Police backin' you up, you gonna get chastised
Lose everythin' weh you work for and strive
You see, know di big judge in front your eyes
Just you never realize you never wise
I was born and raised in the ghetto
That don't mean I can't rise from the ghetto
I was born and raised in the ghetto
That don't mean I can't rise from the ghetto
It's time to wake up, I shake up your whole physical makeup
Ice caps break up every time we heat the lake up
We boost the stakes up for all the cats who wasn't hearin' me
I take it back further than the Big Bang Theory
Primarily, I've been places that you've never been
Seen things you've never seen
My name shall be known throughout the centuries
'Cause every time I make my entry
False prophets get to avoid receivin' injury
Whether spiritually, physical, mental, or lyrically
Ease is in the house, keepin' the planet spinnin' steadily
Breathin' heavily 'cause they can't resist the energy
Bring it down the line, let me administer this remedy
Well, Beenie Man and di Bush, I seh just cyaan done
The violence and false sittin' fi man
Me hear seh black people march, all one million
Me man move with di rise and di settin' of di sun
But, uh, we nah go wrong, and, uh, hold your tongue
And, uh, bwoy, na try and, uh, stakes is high
You nah fall victim to di lie, move bonafide
All around di world and me nah stop try
Know before me sex me girl, it's a Guinness we drink
Lyrics we a talk fi make di DJ dem think
You nah go miss the style, well, I say bwoy, don't blink
Baby, me love you, Beenie, I beg you sing, well
I was born and raised in the ghetto
That don't mean I can't rise from the ghetto
I was born and raised in the ghetto
That don't mean I can't rise from the ghetto
For all the good things I know is in the ghetto
For all the bad things I know is in the ghetto
How do you raise your kids in the ghetto?
How do you raise your kids in the ghetto?
E-I-E-I-E-I-E-O in the ghetto
I was born and raised
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