soldier in the ghetto

we need a contribution

to help us find a solution

barely staying alive

in all this confusion

i never took a cent

that wasn't mine to keep

worked my fingers to the bone

dug myself in way too deep yeah

don't define yourself by what you are

define yourself by what you love

i'm a soldier in the ghetto

fighting for a few home truths

i'm a soldier in the ghetto

there's war in my neighborhood

hey i should have known better

than to trust in the wisdom of fools

i'm a soldier in the ghetto

won't somebody please call a truce

now everything's different

and nothing's really changed

people trying to move on up

but they just get rearranged yeah

they'll give you what you want

repossess all you own

i don't know where i live

but i wanna go home yeah

don't define yourself by what you are

define yourself by what you love

i'm a soldier in the ghetto

fighting for a few home truths

i'm a soldier in the ghetto

there's war in my neighborhood

hey i should have known better

than to trust in the wisdom of fools

i'm a soldier in the ghetto

won't somebody please call a truce

what it all comes down to

is you don't really care

i bet you sleep like a baby

while we lie awake saying our prayers

don't define yourself by what you are

define yourself by what you love

i'm a soldier in the ghetto

fighting for a few home truths

i'm a soldier in the ghetto

there's war in my neighborhood

hey i should have known better

than to trust in the wisdom of fools

i'm a soldier in the ghetto

won't somebody please call a truce

i'm a soldier in the ghetto

i'm a soldier in the ghetto

i'm a soldier in the ghetto