The Ghetto

[Intro: Zo-Zer]<br>Ay, this is life man, niggaz out here talkin<br>rappin about shit you ain`t never seen or had no parts in, youknowhatI`msayin?<br>Shit ain`t cool man, ay Lo, take `em where you from<br><br>[Chorus: OneBeLo]<br>Let me take you to a place where the sun don`t shine<br>Killers don`t talk, little kids don`t mind<br>Men don`t work, don`t take care of babies<br>You bought my album but bootleggers don`t pay me<br>City runnin wild, cats don`t give a fuck<br>Junior High students don`t say no to drugs<br>Liquor stores don`t ask shorties for their ID<br>This is a place where don`t nothin surprise me<br>The ghetto<br><br>[OneBeLo]<br>The ghetto, yo..<br>Now you can get shot, everyday it`s a struggle to be alive<br>Mentally, physically, only the strong survive<br>Can`t hide from the fact ghettos is filled with blacks (blacks)<br>crack (crack) smack (smack) roaches and rats<br>Thugs totin they gats, this ain`t a nice place to visit<br>The people that you live with, hearts cold and frigid<br>That girl over there, don`t even bother with her (why?)<br>She`s a hoodrat, gold-digger, never had a father figure<br>Her older brother was a big time drug dealer<br>When he was young his role model was a drug dealer<br>Now that he`s older, everybody wants to cop a boulder<br>He took a bullet in his head, now he`s in a coma (bloaw!)<br>You callin 9-1-1, this ain`t a joke<br>You rollin like a blunt cause you might get smoked<br>The sad part about it ain`t the money or the dope<br>The trigger man wasn`t even old enough to vote<br><br>[Chorus]<br><br>[Interlude: Zo-Zer]<br>Shit ain`t all good in the hood<br>Touch mine, wish a nigga would<br>You knowhatI`msayin? (In the ghetto)<br><br>[OneBeLo]<br>Landlords don`t do nothin but collect rent<br>Police don`t patrol, serve or protect it<br>Brothers don`t allow others to hustle on they block<br>Always carry heat cause the beef don`t stop<br>And it don`t quit, everyday the same shit<br>Hustlin to get you what your job can`t get<br>And I ain`t even talkin `bout a Benz or Mercedes (what you talkin about?)<br>I`m talkin about toothpaste, diapers for your babies<br>The basic necessities of life<br>The homeless sleepin in a cardboard box every night<br>The only playgrounds is vacant lots and burned buildings<br>You gotta feel sorry for the children<br>How they gon` do they homework when they homes don`t work?<br>They can`t read books cause the lights don`t work (nope)<br>They can`t take a bath cause the water don`t work (nope)<br>The stove in the kitchen, plus the heat don`t work (nope)<br>It`s cold at night, they mommas can`t afford jackets<br>She too busy tryin to support the crack habit<br>The State took her kids, now they all doin bids (man that sound crazy)<br>I know it sound crazy but that`s how it is, in the ghetto<br>The ghetto<br><br>[Interlude: Zo-Zer]<br>All I see are hearts that`s hollow, from Detroit to Chicago<br>Just hopin you can follow<br>Shit`s real, I know it sounds crazy<br>Shit, it`s how it is, how it is..<br><br>[Chorus] - w/ minor variations<br><br>(This is a place where) Nothin surprise me<br>(This is a place where) Nothin surprise me..