Christmas in the Ghetto 12"

it`s christmas in the ghetto<br>fa la la la la la la la<br>it`s christmas in the ghetto<br>fa la la la la la la la<br>dealers bakin, fiends are waitin<br>fa la la la la la la la<br>it`s christmas in the ghetto<br>fa la la la la la la la<br><br>christmas in the ghetto just ain`t worth shit<br>tell santa claus he can suck my dick<br>I guess I get the same fucking thing I got last year<br>sittin in a bird dog drinking beer<br>I don`t have a job, no food, no fun<br>but I got the dope, 3 ki`s and a gun<br>so I tell the fiends to me on the block<br>open up shop and start sellin rocks<br>I`m making big dollars off these motherfucking fools<br>if they wanna jack, then the money`s in my shoes<br>now here comes a dope fiend begging for a hit<br>saying can I please get a 50 dollar fix<br>he showed me the money, then I went for my stash<br>got the motherfucker a big 50 dollar bag<br>the man said freeze and my mouth just dropped<br>the stupid ass nigga was an undercover cop<br>yea I was mad, but I didn`t want to run<br>starring me in the face was a big black gun<br>now it`s christmas eve and I`m locked behind bars<br>sitting in a cell looking up at the stairs<br>reminiscing about my kids with tears in my eyes<br>thinking to myself I just want to die<br>living in a house with no food, no heat<br>it may be cold but hell is the street<br>cause the place I`m from Santa don`t leave gifts<br>in my house Santa only shoplifts<br>holidays in the hood ain`t no motherfucking joke<br>when people all around you is starving and broke<br>cause if you black and poor, it`s hell<br>you only hear gunshots, you never hear bells<br>so if you got a way out then go<br>cause it ain`t no fun with christmas in the ghetto<br><br>Chorus<br><br>this christmas ain`t it, I ain`t got shit<br>waiting on santa is like waiting on a bitch<br>now I`m going to the mall to get the fresh gear<br>I`m from the projects, I`ve never seen a reindeer<br>stick em up, stick em up, boom<br>now you`re doomed, I guess my present will be you<br>now you know I`m jackin<br>nine I be payin for the gas cause you know I ain`t actin<br>some say I`m the grinch cause I don`t play<br>how could he do this fucking shit on a holiday<br>cause when I look I see reflections of me<br>kids in the ghetto never had a christmas tree<br>hand-me-down clothes for the new year<br>the rich drink champagne, the poor drink beer<br>no christmas cards, just a letter saying the rent late<br>my little brother wanted a bike, he got skates<br>now I don`t give a damn, fuck Uncle Sam<br>I thank God for the turkey, last year we had Spam<br>looked out the window, what do I see<br>dope dealers running from the police<br>welfare cuts was the last line<br>sent many people to the god damn soup lines<br>homeless people with no shoes on they feet<br>in and out of cans trying to find something to eat<br>I reminisce to the people that ain`t here<br>hoping to have a better fucking New Year<br>dope fiends selling t.v.`s and sweaters bro<br>but I ain`t tripping cause it`s christmas in the ghetto<br><br>yea, merry motherfucking christmas<br>this EA-Ski and The Real Untouchables<br>enjoy your motherfucking christmas you broke bitch<br>cause christmas will never be the same in our black neighborhood<br>so I`m saying outie 5-motherfucking-thousand<br>and we out of this bitch<br>oh,oh,oh yes<br>all you broke motherfucking rappers out there<br>making all these tapes<br>you broke bitch you can`t buy a god damn thing this christmas<br>cause you done sold out you cunt<br><br>yo man hold up (what?)<br>what about the 3 days of christmas<br>oh, okay man, i forgot, let`s do this shit<br>C cut the music off<br><br>on the first day of christmas a dope fiend brought to me<br>a t.v. and a bitch from up the street<br>on the second day of christmas a dope fiend brought to me<br>2 VCR`s and a t.v. and a bitch from up the street<br>on the third day of christmas a dope fiend brought to me<br>3 stolen rings, 2 VCR`s, and a t.v. and bitch from up the street