以下是《In the Ghetto》的歌詞:
Verse 1:
I was raised up in the ghetto
Born and raised in the same place
All around me was trash and filth
And the violence was in the air
Chorus:
In the ghetto, we fight for our lives
In the ghetto, we struggle every day
In the ghetto, we live our dreams
But we won't let nobody take our way
Verse 2:
Life was hard, but we still survive
Grew up with a strong will to survive
My momma taught me to never give up
To stay away from the bad company
Chorus:
In the ghetto, we fight for our lives
In the ghetto, we struggle every day
In the ghetto, we live our dreams
But we won't let nobody take our way
Bridge:
Now I'm grown up and I'm on my way
I'm gonna make it big and make my way
I'm gonna make my mother proud
And make something out of all this ghetto blues
Chorus:
In the ghetto, we fight for our lives
In the ghetto, we struggle every day
In the ghetto, we live our dreams
But we won't let nobody take our way
Outro:
In the ghetto, we won't let nobody down
We gonna make it big and make a change
In the ghetto, we gonna rise up and shine
We gonna make it right, gonna make it fine.