Ghetto Life

When I was a young boy Growing up in the ghetto Hanging out on corners Singin' with the fellas Lookin' for the cute chicks Tryna find me big fun Looking for some trouble Or anyone who'll give me some I was young and crazy (in the ghetto) Didn't know what my life would be (in the ghetto) I was dumb and, oh, so lazy (in the ghetto) Something had a spell on me (in the ghetto) You wanna know what I'm talkin' bout? (Talkin' 'bout ghetto life) Ghetto life You wanna know what I'm singin' 'bout? (Talkin' 'bout ghetto life) Ghetto life When I was a young man Kind of free and fancy Met this little cute girl She said her name was Nancy She had pigtails to her shoulders She couldn't have been much older She taught me what I had to know To make a girl not wanna go She was young and kinky (in the ghetto) She laid her pigtails down on me (in the ghetto) And I was young and, oh, so sneaky (in the ghetto) I had to see what love could be (in the ghetto) I knew it all along that my game was strong But I was wrong that time I knew I had to play, had to get myself away Did you think I was man enough? (Yeah) Did you think I was smart enough? (Yeah) Did you think I was strong enough? (Yeah) Did you think I wouldn't get out? (Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo, doo) (Of the ghetto Life) Sing it to 'til you feel it when you say (Talkin 'bout) ghetto life You got to get on over, (talkin 'bout) ghetto life When I was a young boy Tenements, slums and corner bums Playing tag with winos The only way to have some fun One thing 'bout the ghetto You don't have to hurry It'll be there tommorow So, brother, don't you worry Ghetto life (talking 'bout ghetto life) Talking 'bout ghetto life Ghetto life, baby (Talkin' 'bout ghetto life) (Life) (Life) ghetto life (talkin' 'bout ghetto life) La-la-la-la, life (shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop bee doop, in the ghetto) People, we got to get over (shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop bee doop, in the ghetto) Talkin' 'bout the life (shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop bee doop, in the ghetto) (Life) Where's the place we funk? (Ghetto Land, that's the place where we funk) (Place we like to funk, Ghetto Land, that's the place where we funk) Say, where the place we funk? (Ghetto Land, that's the place where we funk) (Place we like to funk, Ghetto Land) ho! (That's the place where we funk, place we like to funk) Where's the place we like to funk? Where's the place we like to funk? Ghetto Land, that's the place Where we funk from day to day Ghetto Land Ghetto Land Ghetto Land, that's the place Where we funk from day to day