Young Vibez Productions - The Truth (Ghetto) lyrics

[Intro] Yo si the ghetto weh mi come from Yo si the place weh mi grow The moment mi open mi eyes The people mi know [Hook] A nuff a dem nuh really waan si yo meck it in a life That mi know A nuff a dem try all fi hold mi down And haffi let mi go [Verse 1] Dem penalize mi fi the picture dem perpetuated And tell mi from the ghetto mi fi separated But music a mi joy a it mi celebrate wid Mi never born wid gold spoon a it mi elevate wid So why you waan fi keep the youths uneducated Jah si yo build yo prison dem incarcerated Every ghetto have a star weh fi overrated Yo meck it big dem seh yo gang related But Jah, Jah, knows my heart stays in the ghetto Even though you know that am so far [Hook] A nuff a dem nuh really waan si yo meck it in a life That mi know A nuff a dem try all fi hold mi down And haffi let mi go [Bridge] Yo si the ghetto weh mi come from Yo si the place weh mi grow The moment mi open mi eyes The people mi know [Verse 2] And the streets is like quicksand and you keep on sinking You keep on going down And we watch all the enemies linking Dem a seh love and dem nuh show none Dem rather si yo slow down In a dem time yah it nuh matter weh yo come from Caw meck mi tell yo mi nuh trust and mi nuh owed none I've seen so many things I've seen parper turn to king I've seen bird trying to fly away wid broken wings [Bridge] Yo si the ghetto weh mi come from Yo si the place weh mi grow The moment mi open mi eyes The people mi know [Hook] A nuff a dem nuh really waan si yo meck it in a life That mi know A nuff a dem try all fi hold mi down And haffi let mi go [Outro] And the streets is like quicksand Jah know Gully God Gully side Jah knows