Ghetto Story (feat. Alicia Keys)

Ghetto Story (feat. Alicia Keys)

Ghetto Story (feat. Alicia Keys)

[Intro: Alicia Keys][Intro: Alicia Keys]
Here's my ghetto story (Story)Here's my, ghetto story (Story)
Been through hell and back, now I'm gonna rise higher (This is a survival story, a true ghetto story)Been in hell through the fire, now, gonna take it higher (This a survival story, true ghetto story)
Here's my ghetto story (Story)Here's my, ghetto story (Story)
So many reasons to sing now, plus we got the keys to the kingdom (This is my story, a real ghetto story, hey)So many reasons to sing now, plus now we got the keys to the kingdom (This is my story, real ghetto story, hey)

[Verse 1: Cham][Verse 1: Cham]
I remember those days when hell was my homeI remember those days when Hell was my home
When me and Mama's bed was just a big piece of foamWhen Me and Mama bed was a big piece a foam
And I never liked to bathe, my hair was never combedAn mi never like bathe and my hair never comb
When Mama went to work, I roamed the streets aloneWhen Mama gone a work me go street go roam
I remember when Danny gave me a snow coneI remember when Danny dem tek me snow cone
And made his little brothers kick up JeromeAn mek him likkle bredda dem kick up Jerome
I remember when we visited them with big stonesI remember when we visit dem wid pure big stone
And the boy Danny pulled out something shiny and chromeAn the boy Danny pop out something weh full chrome
I remember when we ran, Fatta got his knee blownI remember when we run, Fatta get him knee blown
And my best friend Richie got two in his domeAn mi best friend Richie get, two inna him dome
I remember when the avenue turned into a warzoneI remember so the avenue tun inna warzone
And Mickey's mom flew him out 'cause she got a loanAn ,Mickey madda fly him out, cau she get a loan
But Mickey went abroad and turned into Al CaponeBut, Mickey go to foreign and go tun Al Capone
Made a ton of cash and sent it back homeMek whole heap a money and sen in our own
Now we're locking down the city, and that's well knownNow a we a lock the city and, that is well known
Yesterday Mickey called me on my phoneYesterday Mickey call me pan mi phone
I said, Mickey.....Mi say Mickey.....

[Chorus: Cham][Chorus: Cham]
We got the goodsWe get di ting dem
They're out of luck nowDem outta luck now
I squeeze seven and they all duck downMi squeeze seven and the whole a dem a duck now
We got a ton of extra clips 'cause we ain't broke nowWe have whole heap a extra clip cau we nuh bruk now
Rah...Rah..Rah...RahRah...Rah..Rah...Rah

[Alicia Keys][Alicia Keys]
We got the kingdom so we gotta make wayWe got the kingdom so we have to make way
We took it from the bottom to the top, babyWe take it from the bottom to the top baby
And now the whole community can live greatlyAnd now the whole community can live greatly
(Rah...Rah..Rah...Rah)(Rah...Rah..Rah...Rah)

[Verse 2: Alicia Keys][Verse 2: Alicia Keys]
I remember those days when we were dead brokeI remember those days when, we was dead broke
And I could barely find a dollar for a tokenAnd, I could barely find a, dollar for a token
Hopped on the train just to get where I'm goingHop in the train just to get where I'm goin
Cops were after me, I was running like I was smokingPo Po's after me I'm runnin like I'm smokin
Remember those days when I went to bed hungryRemember those days when I went to bed hungry
All I ever ate was white rice and honeyAll I ever ate was white rice and honey
Big dreams in my head, but my tummy was emptyBig dreams in my head empty my tummy
Might crack a smile, but there ain't nothing funnyMight crack a smile but ain't nothin funny
I remember playing over needles in the streetI remember playin over needles in the street
Everywhere I went, there was some part of meEverywhere I go and there was some part of mr
Thirteen, thirteen was hookers and hoesThirteen thirteen was, hookers and hoes
On 11th Avenue selling bodies for dope (Whoa)On 11th avenue sellin bodies for dope (Whoa)
Remember crying, saying that will never be meRemember cryin sayin that will never be me
Gonna make it someday, gotta be somebodyGonna make it someday gotta be somebody
Saying, mommy don't worry, it's just you and meSay, mommy don't worry it's just you and me
But one day we will get out of this misery (Hey!)But, one day we will get out of this misery (Hey!)

[Chorus:][Chorus:]
We got the goodsWe get di ting dem
They're out of luck nowDem outta luck now
I squeeze seven and they all duck downMi squeeze seven and the whole a dem a duck now
We got a ton of extra clips 'cause we ain't broke nowWe have whole heap a extra clip cau we nuh bruk now
Rah...Rah..Rah...RahRah...Rah..Rah...Rah

[Alicia Keys][Alicia Keys]
We got the kingdom so we gotta make wayWe got the kingdom so we have to make way
We took it from the bottom to the top, babyWe take it from the bottom to the top baby
And now the whole community can live greatlyAnd now the whole community can live greatly
(Rah...Rah..Rah...Rah)(Rah...Rah..Rah...Rah)

[Bridge:][Bridge:]
Here's my ghetto story (Story)Here's my, ghetto story (Story)
Been through hell and back, now I'm gonna rise higherBeen in hell through the fire, now, gonna take it higher
Here's my ghetto story (Story)Here's my, ghetto story (Story)
So many reasons to sing now, plus we got the keys to the kingdomSo many reasons to sing now, plus now we got the keys to the kingdom

[Verse 3: Cham][Verse 3: Cham]
Jamaica got screwed, through greed and gluttonyJamaica get screw, tru greed an glutton
Politics manipulate and press the youth's buttonsPolitics manipulate and press yutes button
But we're rich now, so they can't tell us nothingBut we rich now ,so dem caan tell man notin
'Cause we're making Mama eat fish and mutton..EhhhhCuz a we a mek Mama a nyaam Fish an Mutton..Ehhhh
Over there, let me tell you something...Ova dehso mek mi tell unnu some'in...
'Cause I'm here in the States now, a guy killed my cousinTru mi dey a foreign now a guy kill me cousin
And I hear TD's there, but he says he wasn'tAn mi here sey TD deh dey but him sey he wasnt
Anytime I fly down, he gets about a dozen....'Cause......Anytime mi fly down him a get bout dozen....Cause......

[Chorus: Cham][Chorus: Cham]
We got the goodsWe get di ting dem
They're out of luck nowDem outta luck now
I squeeze seven and they all duck downMi squeeze seven and the whole a dem a duck now
We got a ton of extra clips 'cause we ain't broke nowWe have whole heap a extra clip cau we nuh bruk now
Rah...Rah..Rah...RahRah...Rah..Rah...Rah

[Alicia Keys][Alicia Keys]
We got the kingdom so we gotta make wayWe got the kingdom so we have to make way
We took it from the bottom to the top, babyWe take it from the bottom to the top baby
And now the whole community can live greatlyAnd now the whole community can live greatly
(Rah...Rah..Rah...Rah)(Rah...Rah..Rah...Rah)