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Artist: Tru
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The Ghetto Is A Struggle
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The Ghetto Is A Struggle
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Chorus-peaches:
The ghetto is a struggle but weve gots to change our lives
Weve got to change our lives, oh-oh
The ghetto is a struggle but weve gots to change our lives
Weve got to change our lives, oh-oh
Master p:
Ive done seen it all in the bricks
Somebody said he would never change
The homies killin up each other
Shit, I guess that is the dope game
And if you look like a thug, then that mean trouble
See my next door neighbor knockin on the window
She wanna ? ? ?
And my water dont get hot, I got bleach in my holey socks
And my mom started stressin us why I started sellin rocks
And this street got my crazy
Momma said I cant lose my baby (damn)
But see these niggas so shady (ha bro? )
Fuck the world if they take me
Chorus
C-murder:
The ghetto is a struggle to me
Who can I be?
Will it bring trouble to me?
Before I rest in peace I ask my auntie to look up in the sky and thank
Before she turn another trigger, take another drink
I know its hard
Tryin to survive and not die and stay alive
But who you really foolin?
Cause we all live a lie
It aint the same wishin ya didnt have any
Didnt want it and take it
But if the situation right then its your pockets Im breakin
I lost my conscious when I lost my big brother
Ask my mother, Im never changin my ways
Not even for the source cover
I puts it down like that on this track
To give back to the hood
Its a struggle (its a struggle)
Its all good (its all good)
Chorus
Silkk the shocker:
The ghetto is a struggle, so I gots to make a change
You know its hard on the streets, but Ive gots to maintain
Mom pullin up on my sleeve tellin me dont leave
Im like, I gots to do what I gots to do
Because if I dont, I dont eat
Grew up with the rats and the roaches
Tryin to stay focused (stay focused)
Tryin to survive in this world but its like I stay hopeless
The world is a ghetto and I cant escape that (cant escape that)
Every time I try to prove em wrong yall just prove em right
Shit and, I hate that
I know Ive made some mistakes black
Deep in the ghetto tryin to find the queen
Tryin to avoid the hoodrat
Weve go to make a change
And in fact, we should
Just because we in the ghetto
We should still dream see past the hood
Chorus (2x)
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