Where I was born everything was dull and dingy

I lived in a place they called 'The Inner City'

Getting ahead was strictly a no no

'Cause nobody cares what happens

To the folks that live in the ghetto

Thousands 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, muggings, drugs, rat infested

And no one's interested

Kids dodging cars for recreation

Only adds to a mother's frustration

Break-ins, folks comin' home

And finding all their possessions gone

Oh, it's an everyday thing, well well, in the ghetto

Oh, it's an everyday thing in the ghetto