Lyrics Ghetto Children - Kelis

Yo, wake up, wake up, ghetto children
Wake up, wake up, ghetto children
Wake up, wake up, ghetto children
Come on, come on
Wake up, wake up, ghetto children
Wake up, wake up, ayy, ayy

You're a ghetto boy, you're my life
And there's so much for you to protect and to save
And baby boy, don't hit your wife
'Cause your kids may grow up someday to be this way, yeah

You don't know what you may be
To some boy in society
There's a secret to why you must survive
So listen to what we say
'Cause this type of shit happens every day

Come for yours 'cause dreams come true
And this is the message that we bring through
Say hey now, hey now, now
Hey now, hey now

No matter what teachers say to you
Ghetto children are beautiful
Say hey now, hey now, now
Hey now, hey now

Baby girl, you're my life
It's important that you smile and never cry (don't ever cry)
Study math and your sciences
Maybe you'll figure why we subtract and not multiply

You don't know what you may be
To some girl in society
There's a secret to why we must survive
So listen to what we say
'Cause this type of shit happens every day

For yours 'cause dreams come true
And this is the message that we bring through
Say hey now, hey now, now
Hey now, hey now

No matter what teachers say to you
Ghetto children are beautiful
Say hey now, hey now, now
Hey now

Crack town ghetto in the city
Buildings are abandoned, but the girls are still pretty
A child looks in the mirror
Yeah, to see my life clearer
All I see is ghetto keys to this jet black Corolla
911 Porsche, of course 9-1-1 don't mean help
The only ones that need help is them sons without wealth

It's apparent that this nation they don't know what they facing
Young natural-born killers and these street corner masons
You want that type of money that you see in the mob cliques
With your stashes in the drawers
Yes with the lumps under my carpet
Listen to your heart, why should I listen to you?
I was here from the start, but you don't bring no money through

Look I only feel capes and to get it I kill Jakes
By the time I'm 20 wanna be the ghetto Bill Gates
You a wannabe an angel
That was in my brain too
Now the only star spangle's coming out my cango

Now that I'm out, it's like the whole world flames you
Although the ghetto's nothing like the conclusion I came to
Your friends see you playing both sides
Now they don't claim you
Ghetto children change the world
Don't let the world change you come on word

Come for yours, 'cause dreams come true
And this is the message that we bring through
Say hey now, hey now, now
Hey now, hey now

No matter what teachers say to you
Ghetto children are beautiful
Say hey now, hey now, now
Hey now, hey now

Come for yours 'cause dreams come true
And this is the message that we bring through
Say hey now, hey now, now
Hey now, hey now

No matter what teachers say to you
Ghetto children are beautiful
Say hey now, hey now, now
Hey now, hey now

Little chosen ones they thought of
The whole world wants to be apart of
A little ghetto things, a little ghetto things, ayy yo
Little chosen ones they thought of
The whole world wants to be apart of
My little ghetto kings, my little ghetto queens, come on