Graham Central Station - Ghetto lyrics

Said I had to raise, raise, raise My kids in the ghetto 'Cause there was no place else to go Listening to the devil's lies Everywhere you go you're in his eyes I said lord, lord, lord, can't stand it no more Somebody said won't you send them home Send them home where they belong But I'm still trying to iind out how we got here 'Cause I know it wasn't on our own All we did was graze the lazy days Back off in the ghetto Singing "Lord we shall overcome" But now we sing a different tune Cause while you're sending people to the moon Here on earth the end came but not too soon Somebody said won't you send them home Send them home where they belong But I'm still trying to find out how we got here 'Cause I know it wasn't on our own Said I had to raise, raise, raise My kids in the ghetto 'Cause there was no place else to go Listening to the devil's lies Everywhere you go you're in his eyes I said, lord, lord, lord, can't stand it no more Somebody said won't you send them home Send them home where they belong But I'm still trying to find out how we got here Cause I know it wasn't on our own Larry Graham