Rick James — Ghetto Life

[Verse 1: Rick James, Mary Jane Girls] When I was a young boy Growing up in the ghetto Hanging out on corners Singing with the fellas Looking for the cute chicks Tryna find the big fun Looking for some trouble Or anyone who'll give me some I was young and crazy In the ghetto Didn't know what my life would be In the ghetto I was dumb and oh so lazy In the ghetto Something had a spell on me In the ghetto [Chorus: Rick James] You wanna know what I'm talking 'bout? Talking 'bout ghetto life Ghetto life You wanna know what I'm singing 'bout? Talking 'bout ghetto life Ghetto life [Verse 2: Rick James, Mary Jane Girls] When I was a young man Kind of free and fancy Met this little cute girl She said her name was Nancy She had pigtails to her shoulders She couldn't have been much older She taught me what I had to know To make a girl not wanna go She was young and kinky In the ghetto She laid her pigtails down on me In the ghetto And I was young and oh so sneaky In the ghetto I had to see what love could be In the ghetto Listen [Bridge: Rick James, The Temptations] I knew it all along That my game was strong But I was wrong that time I knew I had to play And give myself away Did you think I was man enough? Yeah Did you think I was smart enough? Yeah Did you think I was strong enough? Yeah Did you think that I'd work it out? For the ghetto life [Chorus: Rick James, Mary Jane Girls] Sing it 'til you feel it when you say Talking 'bout ghetto life Ghetto life, you got to get on over Talking 'bout ghetto life Ghetto life [Verse 3: Rick James] When I was a young boy Tenements, slums and corner bums Playing tag with winos The only way to have some fun One thing 'bout the ghetto You don't have to hurry It'll be there tomorrow So brother don't you worry [Chorus: Rick James, Mary Jane Girls] Ghetto life Talking 'bout ghetto life Talking 'bout ghetto life Ghetto life, baby Talking 'bout ghetto life [Outro: Rick James, Mary Jane Girls, The Temptations] Life Life Ghetto life Talking 'bout ghetto life La, la-la-la-la, life Life Shoop-shoop-shoop-shoop, shoo-doop in the ghetto People, we gotta get over Shoop-shoop-shoop-shoop, shoo-doop in the ghetto Talking 'bout the life Shoop-shoop-shoop-shoop, shoo-doop in the ghetto Life Where's the place we funk? Ghetto land, that's the place we funk (The place we like to funk) Ghetto land, that's the place we funk Say where's the place we funk? Ghetto land, that's the place we funk (The place we like to funk) Ghetto land (Ho!), that's the place we funk (The place we like to funk) Ghetto land, that's the place we funk That's the place we like to funk (The place we like to funk) Where's the place we like to funk? Ghetto land, that's the place we funk (The place we like to funk) Ghetto land, that's the place Where we funk from day to day Ghetto land, ghetto land Ghetto land, that's the place Where we funk from day to day Ghetto land