[Intro]
Yow Louie V
Yeng hmm
Yeng, yeng
Yeng, yeng
Dawg, just notice, way how dem roll dawg
Yeah, ah dem ting [?]
Watch yuh deh man, know dat
Yeah sight

[Verse 1]
Mi haffi dead dawg, mi nuh fraid ah it
Meanwhile mi love mi life, not di fame ah it
Where mi come from, cyan mi nuh shame ah it
One room, mommy cuss as daylight
So when man frass, and ah brain light
Nuh money inna pocket, d'even wan' hear noise
Hey, so ah hope when dem realize
Seh tru wi adjust, dey penalize wi

[Chorus]
A ghetto mi born and a ghetto mi grow
When you n'ave mother and some n'ave father
Put mi trust inna di Lord, ah him alone mi call pon
And all ah pray mi ah pray, is like ting only harder
Ghetto mi born, ah ghetto mi grow
Tings weh mi do, yute, you wouldn' even know
Nuh put mi trust inna you, nuh put mi trust inna you man
Could ah man n'ave room man, and bredrin weh yuh ah do man
[Verse 2]
Hey
You inna place call Tavern, see weh mi deh
People ah go [?], nah volunteer
Try fi do mi best, dem wan di worse ah mi
Yeah mi live inna di [?]
An ah best mi avoid yuh
Cya believe yuh bring mi name to di Five-O
Cyan tell mi you ah my bro
Am from di wild wild west, yes scarecrow
Fulla checks and style like cane row
No bother trust every man with yuh brain food
Dem wi take yuh 3 points if yuh play fool
Try affa mi, but mi smarter dan dem
Guard up and no take mi eye affa dem
Ring pon mi finger it squeeze mi ah wear it
Fi dig off, eff dem
Cya ketch mi dead

[Chorus]
A ghetto mi born and a ghetto mi grow
When you n'ave mother and some n'ave father
Put mi trust inna di Lord, ah him alone mi call pon
And all ah pray mi ah pray, is like ting only harder
Ghetto mi born, ah ghetto mi grow
Tings weh mi do, yute, you wouldn' even know
Nuh put mi trust inna you, nuh put mi trust inna you man
Could ah man n'ave room man, and bredrin weh yuh ah do man
[Verse 3]
Yeah
Yeah mi inna mi prime time, prime time
Buss out and drive out, drive out
Mummi used to seh nuh left di [?]
Keep it real an mi never brag
Pon mi friend dem weh nun weh dem never have
Dem used to give mi money, help mi out mi never have
Suh if me reach a morning, dem involve

[Chorus]
A ghetto mi born and a ghetto mi grow
When you n'ave mother and some n'ave father
Put mi trust inna di Lord, ah him alone mi call pon
And all ah pray mi ah pray, is like ting only harder
Ghetto mi born, ah ghetto mi grow
Tings weh mi do, yute, you wouldn' even know
Nuh put mi trust inna you, nuh put mi trust inna you man
Could ah man n'ave room man, and bredrin weh yuh ah do man