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Little ghetto boy , playing in the ghetto street
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Whatcha' gonna do when you grow up
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and have to face responsiblity ?
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Will you spend your days and nights in the pool room ?
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Will you sell caps of madness to the neighborhood ?
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Little ghetto boy
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You already know how proud life can be
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'cause you've seen so much pain and misery
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Little ghetto boy
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Your daddy was blown away
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He robbed that grocery store
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Don't you know that was a sad , sad old day ?
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All your young life
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You've seen such misery and pain
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The world is a cruel place to live
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and it ain't gonna change
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You're so young
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You've got so far to go on
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and don't think you'll reach your goal
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Young man , little ghetto boy , look at you
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Little ghetto boy
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When , when , when you become a men
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you can make things change if you just take the stand
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You gotta believe it yourself in all you do
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You've gotta fight to make it better
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then you will see how others will start believing to
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Then , my son , things will start to get better
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Everything has got to get better ,
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Everything has got to get better ...
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Little Ghetto Boy
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Donny Hathaway |