these streets remind me of quicksand
when you're on it you'll keep going down
and there's no one to hold on to
and there's no one to pull you out
and no one can hear you calling
so you end up self-destructing
on the corner with the toolie on the waist line
just got up out the thing doin' state time
teeth marks on my back from the k-9
dark memories of when there was no sunshine
'cause they said that i wouldn't make it
i remember like yesterday
holding on to what god gave me
when you're living in the ghetto
or sleeping in the ghetto
when you're living in the ghetto
or sleeping in the ghetto
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 every day's gon' be your last
once you move forward can't go back
best prepare to remove your past
'cause you gotta be willing to pray
yes you gotta be willing to pray
whoever said that this struggle would stop today
a lot of niggas dead or locked away
teenage women growing up with aids
when you're living in the ghetto
or sleeping in the ghetto
when you're living in the ghetto
or sleeping in the ghetto
when you're living in the ghetto
when you're living in the ghetto
or sleeping in the ghetto