Da Ghetto

To all of mi ghetto youths, you know
All of mi ghetto youths, dem you know
All original militant youths, a unuh mi a talk to, you know
Yeah man, 'cause we a say it's all
About uplifting the mind of poor people

You know we a say (A weh mean, man?)
'Cause me a say, a one situation the whole of
We go through and thing, and (You done know)
You done know it's all about this life, and it's
All about coming from the streets, and (Streets)
Wha' me sing?
Yo, yo
So me sing, cho

I remember how me used to slang
And stand up out the bookie with mi stardom clang
Alongside the Stonebridge gang
As police see mi face, dem swear say that me woulda do something wrong
All the while dem waan fi search, and it really hurt

The way me see dem a treat mi ghetto youths like dirt
Yo, inna mi mind, it make me really well waan
Fi draw fi mi nine and kill dem same time
But then, me would haffi look inna mi future
And try fi uplift dem young ghetto youth yah
'Cause every youth waan fi turn a top shooter
But the truth a, the government dem a play we like snooker
Waan fi see we life cut short
Up inna the system, a nuff of we get caught

That's why we haffi smart, and can't make dem tear we apart

And have the most high inna we heart

Down inna the ghetto, down in this ghetto, ghetto
Mi tell dem, down inna the ghetto, that's just the way we know
Down inna the ghetto, down in this ghetto, ghetto
Down in the ghetto, that's just the way we know

Yo, yo, cho
I ain't lying, deep down inside I'm crying

When me look and see mi ghetto youth dem dying
Me trying not to reminisce about mi past
Because the amount of friends weh me lost
More time me haffi ask the Almighty One who a the boss
And a Him defend the poorer class
Wha' make dem wicked man yah so fast?
Everything dem waan, like dem no waan give ghetto people a chance
Well again, yo, a dem a bring the cocaine
And put it pon the street fi mi little ghetto youths get the blame

And a we a go a prison and jail
Unuh know say a the truth man a talk, this is no fairy tale
Youth, we can't fail
From you know say a just the Almighty One weh ago heal

Yo, 'cause everyday one of mi friend gone missing
So, me know dem plan fi the whole of we a prison

Down inna the ghetto, down in this ghetto, ghetto
Mi tell dem, down inna the ghetto, that's just the way we know
Down inna the ghetto, down in this ghetto, ghetto
Down in the ghetto, that's just the way we know

Check this, yo
You nuh see me always have a story fi tell?
Yo, and mi lyrics dem no stop from rebel
Mi talk fi ghetto youth, and mi song no stop sell
The man dem rate me, and the woman as well
Mi say, down inna the ghetto, dem no stop call me Mel
Chase the deck, 'cause him a inspirate me fi tell
Unuh, inna corruption, we no waan you fi dwell
A nuff of dem no use, so dem ago live inna hell

Down inna the ghetto, down in this ghetto, ghetto
Mi tell dem, down inna the ghetto, that's just the way we know
Down inna the ghetto, down in this ghetto, ghetto
Down in the ghetto, that's just the way we know

Down inna the ghetto, down in this ghetto, ghetto
Mi tell dem, down inna the ghetto, that's just the way we know
Down inna the ghetto, down in this ghetto, ghetto
Down in the ghetto, that's just the way we know