Ghetto Thang

De La Soul

POS:



(Mary had a little lamb)



That's a fib she had two twins though



And one crib



Now she's only fourteen what a start



But this defect is ground common in these parts



Now life in this world can be such a bitch



And dreams are often torn and shattered and hard to stitch



Negative's the attitude that runs the show



When the stage is the G H E T T o



DOVE:



Which is the one to blame when bullets blow



Either Peter, Jane, or John or Joe



But Joe can't shoot a gun, he's always drunk



And Peter's pimping Jane, and John's a punk



Infested are the halls, also the brains



Daddy's broken down from ghetto pains



Mommy's flying high, the truth is shown



The kids are all alone



'Cause it's just the ghetto thang



IT'S JUST THE GHETTO THANG (WORD)



POS:



Who ranks the baddest brother, the ones who rule



This title is sought by the coolest fool



Define coolest fool? Easy, the one who needs



Attention in the largest span and loves to lead



Always found at the jams, but never dance



Just provoke violence due to one glance



The future plays no matter, just the present flow



When the greeting place is the G-H-E-T-T-O



DOVE:



Lies are pointed strong into your skull



Deep within your brain against the wall



To hide or just erase the glowing note



Of how to use the ghetto as a scapegoat



Truth from Trugoy's mouth is here to scar



Those who blame the G for all bizarre



So open up your vents and record well



For this is where we stand, for the true tell



Ghetto gained a ghetto name from ghetto ways



Now there could be some ghetto gangs and ghetto play



If ghetto thang can have its way in ghetto rage



Then there must be some ghetto love and ghetto change



Though confident they keep it kept, we know for fact



They lie like ghettos form, 'cause people lack



To see that they must all get out the ghetto hold



The truth they never told



'Cause it's just the ghetto thang



IT'S JUST THE GHETTO THANG (WORD)



POS:



Do people really wish when they blow



Out the cake candles, and if so



Is it for the sunken truth which could arise



>From out the characters in which the ghetto hides



Roses in the ring supply their shown releif



Granted it's planted by their shown beleif



Kill and feed off your own brother man



Has quickly been adopted as the master plan



Posses of our people has yet to provoke



Freedom or death to them, it's just a joke



What causes this defect, I don't know



Maybe it's the G-H-E-T-T-O



IT'S JUST THE GHETTO THANG (WORD)



Standing in the rain is nothing felt



When problems hold more value, but never dealt with



Buildings crumbling to the ground



Impact noise is solid sound



But who's the one to say this life is wrong



When ghetto life is chosen strong



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