Back in d days, back in d days , roll n dices, live n sucks, kids n niggs...rules in da ghetto, lookin back, lookin back, so curious Hey man looking back, back in d days, i remember live, hustle in the ghetto Peps movin' out, peps movin' in 'Cause the bums and the slums you just can't win Walk, run, drive, but you sure can't hide Now ghetto life ain't what it seems It's a different kind of country with no king or queen No president, no ruler, and no congress Seems to beat your fellow man is how you gain progress Now you scramble or gamble to get what you need Throwin' dice, sellin' drugs so you can achieve Try your best, do anything, just to keep livin' And gettin' more out of life than you thought you was gettin' Lookin back, looking back, back in the days, In the ghetto The poor peps in poverty Can't afford to buy clothes, ain't got no money Livin' in a home where there's no heat Now the rent's so high you got to move on the street You got the president, governor, down to the mayor The peps with the power won't do nuttin' for ya It's a fact you got to face, but ghetto life is hard If I miss a day's work, I'll lose my job In the ghetto! Now you try to get away or maybe do something 'bout it 'Cause you're living in the ghetto ain't no way you can doubt it Peps fightin' all the time, to them I think it's fun Little kids, ten and eleven, walkin' round with guns Robbin' peps, snatchin' jewelry, not going to school Don't you know life is hard and all of that ain't cool 'Cause once you go, no turning back, it's all downhill So you should try your very best, 'cause I know I will In the ghetto! ot tryin' to find a job, don't know when you're gonna (In the) ghetto In the ghetto (there's) writin' on the walls Burned down buildings and that's not all (In the) ghetto In the ghetto you're tryin' to survive Makin' minimum wages nine to five In the ghetto!