Said I had to raise, raise, raise my kids in the ghetto

'Cause there was no place else to go

Listening to the devil's lies

Everywhere you go you're in his eyes

And I said Lord, oh Lord, I can't stand it no more

Somebody said, "Would you send them home?

Send them home where they belong"

I'm still trying to find out how we got here

'Cause I knew it wasn't on our own

All we did was praise the lazy days back off in the ghetto

Singing Lord, we shall overcome

But now we sing a different tune

'Cause while you're sending people to the moon

Here on earth it came but not too soon, yeah

Somebody said, "Would you send them home?

Send them home where they belong"

I'm still trying to find out how we got here

'Cause I knew it wasn't on our own

Said I had to raise, raise, raise my kids in the ghetto

'Cause there was no place else to go

Listening to the devil's lies

Everywhere you go you're in his eyes

I said Lord, oh Lord, I can't stand it no more

Somebody said, "Would you send them home?

Send them home where they belong"

I'm still trying to find out how we got here

'Cause I knew it wasn't on our own