Ghetto Story

Ghetto Story

Ghetto Story

[Intro]Intro]
This is a survival story, a true ghetto storyThis a survival story, true ghetto story
This is my story, a real ghetto storyThis is my story, real ghetto story
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[verse 1][verse 1]
I remember those days when hell was my homeI remember those days when hell was my home
When me and mom'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 and my hair was never combedAn mi never like bathe and my hair never comb
When mom went to work, I’d roam the streets aloneWhen mama gone a work me go street go roam
I remember when Danny took my 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 that boy Danny pulled out something full chromeAn the boy danny pop out something weh full chrome
I remember when we ran, Fatty 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 to the States and turned into Al CaponeBut, mickey go to foreign and go tun al capone
Made a whole lot of money 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][chorus]
We got the goodsWi get di ting dem
They’re out of luck nowDem outta luck now
I squeeze the seven and they all duck downMi squeeze seven and the whole a dem a duck now
We got a whole lot of extra clips 'cause we ain't broke nowWi have whole heap a extra clip cau we nuh bruk now
Rah...rah..rah...rahRah...rah..rah...rah
We got the goods, so they gotta respect usWi get di ting dem, so dem haffi rate wi
'Cause we’ve been taking it to them hard latelyCau we a tek it to them wicked of lately
And now the whole community is living greatlyAnd now the whole community a live greatly
Rah...rah..rah...rahRah...rah..rah...rah

[verse 2][verse 2]
I remember back in '80, Jamaica explodedI remember bout '80, jamaica explode
When Trinity and Tony Hewitt were running the roadWhen a trinity and tony hewitt dem a run road
That was long before Laing and even Bigger FordThat a long before laing dem and even bigga ford
When Adams was a corporal, didn’t know the road codeWhen adams dem a corporal nuh know the road code
I remember when we robbed the Chinese shop down the roadI remember when we rob the chiney shop down the road
And rumors had it that the Chinese man had a swordAn rumour have it sey the chiney man have a sword
But we had a little pop made out of boardBut we did have a one pop wey make outta board
So you know the next day mom’s pot was overloadedSo you know the next day mama pot overlooaad
I remember when we skipped the poll clerksI remember when we skip the poll clerks
And dumped the ballot box on Tivoli’s outskirtsAn dump the ballot box pan tivoli outskirts
And held a plane ticket to chill over in TurksAn hold a plane ticket and go chill over turks
When I came back, I was still lurking in the dirtWhen me come back a still inna the hole me a lurk
I remember those days when informers got hurt...I remember those days when informer dirks...
Got one in the face and I didn’t get no perksGet one inna him face and me nuh get nuh perks
And the big shots were just a couple of jerksAnd the bigger heads dem are a couple of jerks
'Cause they were making the money while we did the workCause a dem a mek di money, when a wi mash di works

[chorus][chorus]
We got the goodsWi get di ting dem
They’re out of luck nowDem outta luck now
I squeeze the seven and they all duck downMi squeeze seven and the whole a dem a duck now
We got a whole lot of extra clips 'cause we ain't broke nowWi have whole heap a extra clip cau we nuh bruk now
Rah...rah..rah...rahRah...rah..rah...rah
We got the goods, so they gotta respect usWi get di ting dem, so dem haffi rate wi
'Cause we’ve been taking it to them hard latelyCau we a tek it to them wicked of lately
And now the whole community is living greatlyAnd now the whole community a live greatly
Rah...rah..rah...rahRah...rah..rah...rah

[verse 3][verse 3]
Jamaica got screwed, through greed and gluttonyJamaica get screw, tru greed an glutton
Politics manipulate and push 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 mom 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][chorus]
We got the goodsWi get di ting dem
They’re out of luck nowDem outta luck now
I squeeze the seven and they all duck downMi squeeze seven and the whole a dem a duck now
We got a whole lot of extra clips 'cause we ain't broke nowWi have whole heap a extra clip cau we nuh bruk now
Rah...rah..rah...rahRah...rah..rah...rah
We got the goods, so they gotta respect usWi get di ting dem, so dem haffi rate wi
'Cause we’ve been taking it to them hard latelyCau we a tek it to them wicked of lately
And now the whole community is living greatlyAnd now the whole community a live greatly
Rah...rah..rah...rahRah...rah..rah...rah