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where i was born ev`rything was dull and dingy, i lived in a place they called the inner city, getting ahead huh was strictly a nono, cause nobody cares what happens to the folks, that live in the ghetto, thousands of lives wasting away, people living from day to day, it`s a challenge just staying alive, `cause in the ghetto only the strong survive, money i ain`t got none, job can`t find one, the streets raised me from a baby, ooh, thousands of lives wasting away, people living from day to day, it`s a challenge just staying alive, `cause in the ghetto only the strong survive, broken down homes, kids strung out, they don`t even know what life`s all about, stealin` cars, robbin` bars, mugging drugs, rat infested, and no one`s interested, kids dodging cars for recreation, only adds to a mother`s frustration, breakings, folks comin` home, and finding all their possessions gone, oh it`s an ev`ry day thing - well well - in the ghetto, oh it`s an ev`ry day thing in the ghetto