[Intro]

Yow Louie V

Yeng hmm

Yeng, yeng

Yeng, yeng

Dawg, just notice, way how dem roll dawg

Yeah, ah dem ting [?]

Watch yuh deh man, know dat

Yeah sight

[Verse 1]

Mi haffi dead dawg, mi nuh fraid ah it

Meanwhile mi love mi life, not di fame ah it

Where mi come from, cyan mi nuh shame ah it

One room, mommy cuss as daylight

So when man frass, and ah brain light

Nuh money inna pocket, d'even wan' hear noise

Hey, so ah hope when dem realize

Seh tru wi adjust, dey penalize wi

[Chorus]

A ghetto mi born and a ghetto mi grow

When you n'ave mother and some n'ave father

Put mi trust inna di Lord, ah him alone mi call pon

And all ah pray mi ah pray, is like ting only harder

Ghetto mi born, ah ghetto mi grow

Tings weh mi do, yute, you wouldn' even know

Nuh put mi trust inna you, nuh put mi trust inna you man

Could ah man n'ave room man, and bredrin weh yuh ah do man

[Verse 2]

Hey

You inna place call Tavern, see weh mi deh

People ah go [?], nah volunteer

Try fi do mi best, dem wan di worse ah mi

Yeah mi live inna di [?]

An ah best mi avoid yuh

Cya believe yuh bring mi name to di Five-O

Cyan tell mi you ah my bro

Am from di wild wild west, yes scarecrow

Fulla checks and style like cane row

No bother trust every man with yuh brain food

Dem wi take yuh 3 points if yuh play fool

Try affa mi, but mi smarter dan dem

Guard up and no take mi eye affa dem

Ring pon mi finger it squeeze mi ah wear it

Fi dig off, eff dem

Cya ketch mi dead

[Chorus]

A ghetto mi born and a ghetto mi grow

When you n'ave mother and some n'ave father

Put mi trust inna di Lord, ah him alone mi call pon

And all ah pray mi ah pray, is like ting only harder

Ghetto mi born, ah ghetto mi grow

Tings weh mi do, yute, you wouldn' even know

Nuh put mi trust inna you, nuh put mi trust inna you man

Could ah man n'ave room man, and bredrin weh yuh ah do man

[Verse 3]

Yeah

Yeah mi inna mi prime time, prime time

Buss out and drive out, drive out

Mummi used to seh nuh left di [?]

Keep it real an mi never brag

Pon mi friend dem weh nun weh dem never have

Dem used to give mi money, help mi out mi never have

Suh if me reach a morning, dem involve

[Chorus]

A ghetto mi born and a ghetto mi grow

When you n'ave mother and some n'ave father

Put mi trust inna di Lord, ah him alone mi call pon

And all ah pray mi ah pray, is like ting only harder

Ghetto mi born, ah ghetto mi grow

Tings weh mi do, yute, you wouldn' even know

Nuh put mi trust inna you, nuh put mi trust inna you man

Could ah man n'ave room man, and bredrin weh yuh ah do man