(Money) Where I was born, everything was dull and dingy (I ain't got none, job) I lived in a place they called "The Inner City" (can't find one) Getting ahead, huh, was strictly a no-no (the streets raised me from a baby) 'Cause nobody cares what happens to folks that live in the ghetto Thousand of lives wasting away People living from day to day It's a challenge just staying alive 'Cause in the ghetto only the strong survives Broken down homes, kids strung out They don't even know what life's all about Stealin' cars, robbin' bars Muggin', drugs, rat-infested and no one's interested Kids dodgin' cars for recreation Only adds to a mother's frustration Break-ins, folks comin' home and findin' all their possessions gone Oh, it's an everyday thing Well, well, in the ghetto, oh It's an everyday thing in the ghetto