Joe - Ghetto Child Lyrics
Feat. shaggy{all the ghettos around the world}{dig this}{ghetto fabulous joe}{shaggy}All the children sing {uh}Im a ghetto childIm a ghetto child (check it, out)Theres a world out there that I wanna seeTheres a man that Im destined to beI wont be stopped by the ghetto streetsI believe inside that I cant be beatThis life could be a ball and chainIf you let yourself get caught in the gameI had some friends who sold drugs for doughBut I dont intend to go down that roadJust because Im a ghetto childI wont live down to your expectations (no, no)Just believe that a ghetto childCan rise in the highest celebration (oh)Know that I am a ghetto childBut I can see the best in me, can youIm a ghetto childAll the ghettos around the world, dig thisOne day Im gonna change the worldMake a better place for every boy and girlEveryone in need, homeless familiesHave a place to sleep and food to eatIll take every gun off the streetsSo another tear wont be shed in griefAnd every thug in every hoodI will make em change from bad to goodI believe that it can be doneGotta start somewhere and Im that oneAll the children sing (yeah, yeah)All the children sing (yeah, yeah)Just because Im a ghetto childI wont live down to your expectationsJust believe that a ghetto childCan rise in the highest celebrationKnow that I am a ghetto childBut I can see the best in me, can youIm a ghetto child (ooh, yeah, ooh){hey, yo, look at me inna different light}{spare me all about those stereotypes}Aint no madness thatll bring me downGonna take this life and turn it around{now see, the skys the limit, I wont be denied}{aint no stoppin me, Im a ghetto child}And at the end when its said and doneWe will all be singin this ghetto songI believe that it can be done (yeah, oh)Gotta start somewhere and Im that oneAll the children sing (yeah, yeah)All the children sing (yeah, yeah)Just because Im a ghetto childI wont live down to your expectationsJust believe that a ghetto childCan rise in the highest celebration (oh...oh...oh...)Know that I am a ghetto childBut I can see the best in me, can youIm a ghetto child (lets go to church now)Just because Im a ghetto child (uh)I wont live down to your expectations (take me toChurch now)Just believe that a ghetto child (ooh)Can rise in the highest celebration (hey, hey)Know that I am a ghetto child (ooh, yeah)But I can see the best in me, can youIm a ghetto child (hey, ghetto child,Whoa...oh...ooh...)Just because Im a ghetto childI wont live down to your expectations (sing a songFor me)Just believe that a ghetto child (sing a song for me)Can rise in the highest celebration (everybody sing itNow, yeah)Know that I am a ghetto childBut I can see (ooh, yeah) the best in me, can you (oh)Im a ghetto child (so I can see the best in me, canYou)Its not where youre from, its where youre gonna be(hey)Its not where youre from, its where youre gonna be
