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In The Ghetto

Da Bush Babees, Beenie Man
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Well, it's all about the ghetto, enuh 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