Emmanuel Jal - Ghetto lyrics

Intro Ah grandma use to make Alcohol and that's how we get our meals Some times she get beaten by the police and put in jail Warchild Emmanuel Jal, Roachie in the mix, Silvastone Chorus I'm from the ghetto ghetto ghetto oh oh Different kind of ghetto ghetto ghetto eh ehe X2 V1 In the back of the house just behind the wall Grandma used to make alcohol she was like the old woman who used to live in the shoe She did what she had to do she was the first gangster the first one I knew first thug First hustler she lead the crew police used to beat her bad and lock her up in the jail Aunties brings the ram to pay bribe and bail make her promise that she will never ever do it again That's the only way she knew how to make a living that's the first touch of The first touch I see of the ghetto life and the life to live i leave CH V2 I take time to reflect on the reason of crime What made my grandma to go sell moon shine What make a woman in a ghetto sell a body for fun Young man selling crack taking lives with guns Its not a choice so it gat to be the circumstance Minimum options she gat to play that hand We need to shuffle up the deck coz the cards are fixed New game coz the dealer is up to his old tricks CH V3 Ghetto people knows how to improvise Never ever back down no matter the size At the bottom the pile still looking high Big dreams big things from the dust we rise Like the sun in morning you know we gown shine Illuminate the whole world changing hearts and minds Pick the lock if nobody wanna opening the door Once we in you can't shut us out no more Bridge Different kind of different kind of From the ghetto the ghetto ghetto x 2 Ghetto London America Jamaica keep the fire burning CH x2 Chorus and chant Kesho sama keho sama kesho sama leo mia love x 4 Ghetto Africa ah ghetto Africa ah ghetto Africa and Caribbean and America doni London X2 Ghetto Africa keep keep the fire burning