Soldier in the Ghetto

We need a contribution To help us find a solution Barely staying alive In all this confusion I never took a cent That wasn't mine to keep Worked my fingers to the bone Dug myself in way too deep, yeah Don't define yourself by what you are Define yourself by what you love I'm a soldier in the ghetto Fighting for a few home truths I'm a soldier in the ghetto There's war in my neighborhood Hey, I shoulda known better Than to trust in the wisdom of fools I'm a soldier in the ghetto Won't somebody please call a truce? Now everything's different And nothing's really changed People trying to move on up But they just get rearranged, yeah They'll give you what you want Repossess all you own I don't know where I live But I wanna go home, yeah Don't define yourself by what you are Define yourself by what you love I'm a soldier in the ghetto Fighting for a few home truths I'm a soldier in the ghetto There's war in my neighborhood Hey, I shoulda known better Than to trust in the wisdom of fools I'm a soldier in the ghetto Won't somebody please call a truce? What it all comes down to Is you don't really care I bet you sleep like a baby While we lie awake saying our prayers (Yeah) Don't define yourself by what you are Define yourself by what you love I'm a soldier in the ghetto (Soldier in the ghetto) Fighting for a few home truths I'm a soldier in the ghetto (Soldier in the ghetto) There's war in my neighborhood Hey, I shoulda known better (Shoulda known better) Than to trust in the wisdom of fools I'm a soldier in the ghetto (Soldier in the ghetto) Won't somebody please call a truce?