THESE STREETS REMIND
ME OF QUICKSAND
WHEN YOU'RE ON IT
YOU'LL KEEP GOIN' DOWN
AND THERE'S NO ONE
TO HOLD ON TO
AND THERE'S NO ONE
TO PULL YOU OUT
YOU KEEP ON FALLIN'
AND NO ONE CAN HEAR
YOU CALLIN'
SO YOU END UP
SELF DESTRUCTING
ON THE CORNER WITH
THE TULI ON
THE WAIST LINE
JUST GOT UP OUT
THE BING DOIN'
STATE TIME
TEETH MARKS ON MY
BACK FROM THE CANINE
DARK MEMORIES OF
WHEN THERE WAS
NO SUNSHINE
'CAUSE THEY SAID
THAT I WOULDN'T
MAKE IT
I REMEMBER LIKE
YESTERDAY
HEY
HOLDIN' ON TO WHAT
GOD GAVE ME
'CAUSE THAT'S THE
LIFE WHEN YOU'RE
LIVING IN THE
AND
EATING IN THE
OR
SLEEPING IN THE
GHETTO
THAT'S THE
LIFE WHEN YOU'RE
LIVING IN THE
AND EATING IN THE
OR SLEEPING IN THE
GHETTO GHETTO
OH OH
NO NEED TO CHERISH
LUXURIES
'CAUSE EVERYTHING
COME AND GO
EVEN THE LIFE THAT
YOU HAVE IS BORROWED
'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT
PROMISED TOMORROW
SO LIVE YOUR LIFE
AS IF EVERYDAY'S
GON' BE YOUR LAST
ONCE YOU MOVE
FORWARD
CAN'T GO BACK
JUST PREPARE
TO REMOVE
YOUR PAST
'CAUSE YOU GOTTA
BE WILLIN' TO PRAY
YES THERE GOTTA
BE THERE GOTTA
BE A BETTER WAY OH
YES YOU GOTTA BE
WILLING TO PRAY
'CAUSE THERE GOTTA
BE THERE GOTTA
BE A BETTER DAY AY
WHOEVER SAID THAT
THIS STRUGGLE WOULD
STOP TODAY
A LOT OF DEAD OR
LOCKED AWAY
TEENAGE WOMEN
GROWING
UP WITH AIDS
'CAUSE THAT'S THE
LIFE WHEN YOU'RE
LIVING IN THE
OH EATING IN THE
OR SLEEPING IN THE
GHETTO
THAT'S THE LIFE
WHEN YOU'RE
LIVING IN THE
OH EATING IN THE
OR SLEEPING IN THE
GHETTO
GUN SHOTS EVERY
NIGHT IN THE
CROOKED COPS
ON SIGHT IN THE
EVERY DAY IS
A FIGHT IN THE
OH OH OH OH OH
GOT KIDS
TO FEED IN THE
SELLING COKE AND
WEED IN THE
EVERY DAY SOMEBODY
BLEED IN THE
OH OH OH OH OH
THAT'S THE LIFE
WHEN YOU'RE
LIVING IN THE
OH LIVING BY THE
OH EATING IN THE
GHETTO
WHEN YOU'RE
LIVING IN THE
OH SLEEPING IN THE
LIVING IN THE
GHETTO GHETTO
WOAH WOAH WOAH