The Ghetto Child Blues
Little boy standing on the corner who needs a helping hand
Stuck in the ghetto, in this free land
Smoking marijuana to feel like a free man
But when his high is over, back to reality
Mom did her best without a man raising a ghetto child
As times go by, he ain't see his daddy in a while
Trying to smile, no use of crying
The ties that bind us releases, now we're divided
Live free or die trying or be a coward and die hiding
Life is what you make it
So live the life that you are making, and please embrace it
Because those who are hating will try to annihilate it, yeah
Life ain't easy for the ghetto child
Believe me, life ain't easy
The saddest thing that I ever seen is a broken smile
Life ain't worthwhile for the ghetto child
Life ain't easy for the ghetto child
Believe me, life ain't easy
The saddest thing that I ever seen is a broken smile
Life ain't worthwhile for the ghetto child
I know that he ought to be in school but the teacher told him
Don't come back until you ready to follow rules
Uneducated with a perspective view, he won't know the truth
Been cursed since birth, the ghetto child blues
Gang banging with his crew, the only true friends he knew
Beware of the colors that you wear or your life will be doomed
The streets is like a jungle, and jail is the zoo
Things will never change if you keep the same attitude
When nobody needs you, who can you turn to?
Somebody please, help shape our nation's youth
All alone in this world without a use
That ghetto child could be me or could be you
Life ain't easy for the ghetto child
Believe me, life ain't easy
The saddest thing that I ever seen is a broken smile
Life ain't worthwhile for the ghetto child
Life ain't easy for the ghetto child
Believe me, life ain't easy
The saddest thing that I ever seen is a broken smile
Life ain't worthwhile for the ghetto child
Every hood the same in his eyes wherever he goes
There's no difference between sharecrop and living in ghetto
Can't find freedom, but he knows where to get dope
Life has no meaning, without hope, it goes up in smoke
Satan got a hold on his soul, he's at the crossroads
Followed by hell hounds, the scent of burning brimstones
There's a dark cloud over his head, like full of sorrow
Lost in yesterday, and searching for tomorrow
Yeah, this the ghetto gospel
Where the road would lead us, only God knows
If you don't find the light, you got a lost soul
Less of a spirit and more of a shadow
Somebody please help the needy, seems like nobody cares
We're living in this nightmare full of dreams
When this boy grow old, he's full of hostility
This the life of the ghetto child, could be you, for surely me
Life ain't easy for the ghetto child
Believe me, life ain't easy
The saddest thing that I ever seen is a broken smile
Life ain't worthwhile for the ghetto child
Life ain't easy for the ghetto child
Believe me, life ain't easy
The saddest thing that I ever seen is a broken smile
Life ain't worthwhile for the ghetto child
Stuck in the ghetto, in this free land
Smoking marijuana to feel like a free man
But when his high is over, back to reality
Mom did her best without a man raising a ghetto child
As times go by, he ain't see his daddy in a while
Trying to smile, no use of crying
The ties that bind us releases, now we're divided
Live free or die trying or be a coward and die hiding
Life is what you make it
So live the life that you are making, and please embrace it
Because those who are hating will try to annihilate it, yeah
Life ain't easy for the ghetto child
Believe me, life ain't easy
The saddest thing that I ever seen is a broken smile
Life ain't worthwhile for the ghetto child
Life ain't easy for the ghetto child
Believe me, life ain't easy
The saddest thing that I ever seen is a broken smile
Life ain't worthwhile for the ghetto child
I know that he ought to be in school but the teacher told him
Don't come back until you ready to follow rules
Uneducated with a perspective view, he won't know the truth
Been cursed since birth, the ghetto child blues
Gang banging with his crew, the only true friends he knew
Beware of the colors that you wear or your life will be doomed
The streets is like a jungle, and jail is the zoo
Things will never change if you keep the same attitude
When nobody needs you, who can you turn to?
Somebody please, help shape our nation's youth
All alone in this world without a use
That ghetto child could be me or could be you
Life ain't easy for the ghetto child
Believe me, life ain't easy
The saddest thing that I ever seen is a broken smile
Life ain't worthwhile for the ghetto child
Life ain't easy for the ghetto child
Believe me, life ain't easy
The saddest thing that I ever seen is a broken smile
Life ain't worthwhile for the ghetto child
Every hood the same in his eyes wherever he goes
There's no difference between sharecrop and living in ghetto
Can't find freedom, but he knows where to get dope
Life has no meaning, without hope, it goes up in smoke
Satan got a hold on his soul, he's at the crossroads
Followed by hell hounds, the scent of burning brimstones
There's a dark cloud over his head, like full of sorrow
Lost in yesterday, and searching for tomorrow
Yeah, this the ghetto gospel
Where the road would lead us, only God knows
If you don't find the light, you got a lost soul
Less of a spirit and more of a shadow
Somebody please help the needy, seems like nobody cares
We're living in this nightmare full of dreams
When this boy grow old, he's full of hostility
This the life of the ghetto child, could be you, for surely me
Life ain't easy for the ghetto child
Believe me, life ain't easy
The saddest thing that I ever seen is a broken smile
Life ain't worthwhile for the ghetto child
Life ain't easy for the ghetto child
Believe me, life ain't easy
The saddest thing that I ever seen is a broken smile
Life ain't worthwhile for the ghetto child
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Writer(s): Herbert Q Clinton
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