Masterpiece - Live In Japan

(Money) Where I was born everything was dull and dingy (I ain't got none, job)
(Can't find one) I'm from a place they call "The Inner City"
(The streets raised me from a baby) Getting ahead was strictly a no-no
'Cause nobody cares what happens to the folks that live in the ghetto

Thousands of lives wasting away
People living from day to day
This is a challenge just staying alive
'Cause in the ghetto only the strong survive

(Don't mess with the 'piece)
(Don't mess with the masterpiece, yeah)

Broken down homes, kids strung out
They don't even know what life's all about
Stealin' cars, they robbin' bars, mugging, drugs, rat infected
And no one's interested

I see kids dodging cars for recreation
Only adds to a mother's frustration
Break-ins, folks comin' home
And finding all their possessions gone
Oh, it's an every day thing, well, well, in the ghetto (Can I say it? Can I say again?)
(Oh) Every day thing up to now by in the ghetto (Let me tell you one more time)
It's an every, every, every day thing in the ghetto, yeah