Bone Thugs-N-Harmony — Born In The Ghetto

[Chorus: Big B & Bizzy Bone] I was born in the Ghetto, raised in the Ghetto Ain't nobody takin' that from me (Born in the Ghetto) This time it's gonna get better, get better with this chedda I need someone who'll do this [?] (Born in the Ghetto) [Verse 1: Bizzy Bone] The Ghetto would always gon' hold me down Pickin' me up when I'm flat on the ground Liftin' me up through the dirt that I found Takin' me well beyond leaps and bounds Sold to the [?], souls of the clown Little window out in the park It don't get no better when I get it in Got any Henny for my kinfolk, some Indo Dead in my tracks like Kimbo, slam back another six-four Sip slow, got lifted, out on my mind, flippin', I'm fine Back to that ghetto smhetto Back to the basics, back to the missions My niggas, no kiddin', I get on this plane and I'm goin' insane and I'm sharin' my rhythm Been working on second winds I'm second to none, seconds to win, seconds to run First to lose it, worst to come Sippin' on booze, forever young That's real talk, come at you young You can hear my real heart, it's real dark back where I'm from That's cause they'll kill ya Mamma told me get money, boy, don't be no dummy but she was so caught up I thought I was nothing I'm probably something, [?] method is complex It's ghetto, I'm ghetto Fuck it, what, I'm ghetto Buckets, what Shawty know how to party Little ghetto in all of us [Chorus: Big B & Bizzy Bone] I was born in the Ghetto, raised in the Ghetto Ain't nobody takin' that from me (Born in the Ghetto) This time it's gonna get better, get better with this chedda I need someone who'll do this [?] (Born in the Ghetto) I was born in the Ghetto, raised in the Ghetto Ain't nobody takin' that from me (Born in the Ghetto) This time it's gonna get better, get better with this chedda I need someone who'll do this [?] (Born in the Ghetto) [Verse 2: Flesh-n-Bone] I was conceived in the back seat of my Grand daddy's Caddy Momma had me, she was 17 and my Pappy was a Marine Big dreams livin' in the ghetto, brick cities, seven levels Roses don't grow through concrete, streets loaded with heavy metal Chase paper or chase the devil We can dance up under the moonlight We can all fight, fuck it, bars and stripes, red blue and white Listen at the shit I say, 'bout to sway as I convey Everyday it's payday no they ain't fuck around My thugs persuade These niggas you see me wit' bitch We got way more to lose They call me Sticky, got an itchy trigger finger niggas hog all your booze up We can kick it like trues, man, get it in Wit' a known motherfucker how to win This is a trend, we said it again and again, I guess I'm going to win I keep plenty of guns on deck, it's plenty niggas that's from my set Sign a motherfucker's check you can't even cash, well, that's your ass fool Bet, I'ma let it rest 7/11 I'm breaking the bank Makin' it out the Ghetto I'm livin' swell now-swell now [Chorus: Big B & Bizzy Bone] I was born in the Ghetto, raised in the Ghetto Ain't nobody takin' that from me (Born in the Ghetto) This time it's gonna get better, get better with this chedda I need someone who'll do this [?] (Born in the Ghetto) I was born in the Ghetto, raised in the Ghetto Ain't nobody takin' that from me (Born in the Ghetto) This time it's gonna get better, get better with this chedda I need someone who'll do this [?] (Born in the Ghetto) [Verse 3: Layzie Bone] I was born with a strike against me Then they told me that life was empty I don't like it but the fight is in me Never ever would I give 'em my rights, don't tempt me Move forward, tunnel vision I channel my energy without a collision They feelin' the synergy, all the decisions I'm makin' broadcasts like a television It's all in the ether It's either I make it or somebody dead Cause I'm tired, I'm humble, no pride I'm ready to ride, rebellin' 'cause Satan a lie I'ma sit back, exhibit some patience for the Lord, no limits, no waitin' All the boys, single women, and babies depart from the ghetto with Layzie Too long we been dealin' wit' the stress and the pressure of workin' with lesser and less I knew momma would struggle and no one would help her The drama was too much to measure Pleasure only came when we could make her smile Treasure every day, I could make her proud Better one day, wait, how 'bout now? Together we pray, all out loud I'm down, I'm not out I found a way to get out Said I couldn't do it put my mind to it Look Stuart, we found a way out Tryna come up, not to stay out Really to bring back the love for the kids Like look what I did, you can do this You always can make it wherever you live [Chorus: Big B & Bizzy Bone] I was born in the Ghetto, raised in the Ghetto Ain't nobody takin' that from me (Born in the Ghetto) This time it's gonna get better, get better with this chedda I need someone who'll do this [?] (Born in the Ghetto) I was born in the Ghetto, raised in the Ghetto Ain't nobody takin' that from me (Born in the Ghetto) This time it's gonna get better, get better with this chedda I need someone who'll do this [?] (Born in the Ghetto)