No disrespect Deborah Ann You raised your boy well Just gotta give this one up to the hood though I'll do this one for the ghetto One for the ghetto No I'll never let go gotta let em know Your the one that raised me I'm so glad you made me Made me who I am So I'll do this one for the ghetto One for the ghetto No I'll never let go gotta let em know Everywhere I go I'm making sure they know I do it all for the ghetto You lift me up When I'm feeling down We had it bad from the start but I fell in love with you somehow I'll never forget all the times we had Without you I wouldn't be the man that I am You kept me safe in a place with no hope and shattered dreams I couldn't see but you gave me a chance to believe And noone can take that from me You lift me up And I'm ready now Time to hit the road your boy is gonna make you proud I'll do this one for the ghetto One for the ghetto No I'll never let go gotta let em know Your the one that raised me I'm so glad you made me Made me who I am So I'll do this one for the ghetto One for the ghetto No I'll never let go gotta let em know Everywhere I go I'm making sure they know I do it all for the ghetto Squaretown, north end, hali hoods, north preston, the connections And all my ghettos round the world Now rise and shine Let's get on our way
I open my eyes take a breathe and give thanks to a new day My will is strong and I got more then just a lil faith And with every lesson that I've learned There's nothing I can't face You kept me safe in a place with no hope and shattered dreams I couldn't see but you gave me a chance to believe And none can take that from me You lift me up And that will never change You were there for me And thins is something that I have to say I'll do this one for the ghetto One for the ghetto No I'll never let go gotta let em know Your the one that raised me I'm so glad you made me Made me who I am So I'll do this one for the ghetto One for the ghetto No I'll never let go gotta let em know Everywhere I go I'm making sure they know I do it all for the ghetto My family my streets yea that's where I come from I'm doing for them cause they made me the one I'll chase all our dreams I won't stop til it's done I got you don't worry I'm doing this one I'll do this one for the ghetto One for the ghetto No I'll never let go gotta let em know Your the one that raised me I'm so glad you made me Made me who I am So I'll do this one for the ghetto One for the ghetto No I'll never let go gotta let em know Everywhere I go I'm making sure they know I do it all for the ghetto