Ghetto of the Mind...
I catch a body at a party, sort of herbal with the verbal
Look above and see the vultures fly around in a circle
Baggin' while you're lollygaggin', raggin', tow-taggin'
Assassin with the millimeter roars of a dragon
Here stood the black hood, thirsty for the end
And for the love of money, kind of funny, new friends
Public housing, a thousand in a tent
So I'm forced to sell hell just to pay the rent
Just like the liquor store scene on every corner
I'm tryin' but the kids keep cryin', and the bullets keep flyin'
Look, a boy, he's on the curb just dyin'
Pull out a gun and arrest the wrong one
Wax all the Puerto Ricans and blacks
So they can never relax
I dwell, might as well learn the facts
Pete Rock and C.L. can radio a shack up
"Watch another crime and you're gonna do time"
All this you'll find in the ghettos of the mind
Ain't that somethin'?
Listen to cats and rough rats war under the window
When the ghetto forts flurry, never was a Tom and Jerry
Livin' ain't cheap, my survival is deep
In this part of town where the city never sleep
A Barney Miller roller, you can bet the car's stolen
Or static with your BM, only when you see them
Always tryin' to make a movie, little stark-ravin' looney
Stressin' it, but you know the ghetto keep ya busy
A place that when I die it would never even miss me
Crack phials in the aisles as one pimp smiles
A family household and food on the table
So as we pray for all our souls to keep
Somebody's on the project roof, ready to leap
But backwards wisdom I can't afford to give 'em
Self savior is much braver with the conscious behavior
Designed in the ghettos of the mind
Ain't that somethin'? Yeah, c'mon
It's like that y'all
I could never look forward to an early retirement
But still I maintain in a hostile environment
Hustlin' the concrete jungle for loot
My parents hated blood money so they gave me the boot
Take a risk cause the peer pressure has the edge
It was a blessin' when I saw my life dangle on the ledge
The streets coulda swallowed me whole
But the pain was all gone when I got to see my healthy son born
And now I bring him home to the ghetto
Only to make a stronger fellow
Maybe do some good for the neighborhood
It's hard playing hero livin' less than a zero
Raging Bull like DeNiro, the modern day pharoah
A concentration camp with the Section 8
Welfare checks given at a monthly rate
Apply for the get high, or just plain lazy
Many steady collect right around the fifth baby
The hawk is out but the niggas never pack it
A hundred dollar sneakers with the skimpy-ass jacket
Imagine in the ghettos of the mind
🎵 LRC歌词版本
[00:01.02]Ghetto of the Mind...
[00:54.60]I catch a body at a party, sort of herbal with the verbal
[00:57.29]Look above and see the vultures fly around in a circle
[00:59.95]Baggin' while you're lollygaggin', raggin', tow-taggin'
[01:02.42]Assassin with the millimeter roars of a dragon
[01:04.95]Here stood the black hood, thirsty for the end
[01:07.43]And for the love of money, kind of funny, new friends
[01:10.14]Public housing, a thousand in a tent
[01:12.46]So I'm forced to sell hell just to pay the rent
[01:17.67]Just like the liquor store scene on every corner
[01:20.29]I'm tryin' but the kids keep cryin', and the bullets keep flyin'
[01:23.36]Look, a boy, he's on the curb just dyin'
[01:28.00]Pull out a gun and arrest the wrong one
[01:30.48]Wax all the Puerto Ricans and blacks
[01:32.52]So they can never relax
[01:33.78]I dwell, might as well learn the facts
[01:35.75]Pete Rock and C.L. can radio a shack up
[01:40.74]"Watch another crime and you're gonna do time"
[01:43.12]All this you'll find in the ghettos of the mind
[01:46.06]Ain't that somethin'?
[02:06.18]Listen to cats and rough rats war under the window
[02:08.76]When the ghetto forts flurry, never was a Tom and Jerry
[02:11.39]Livin' ain't cheap, my survival is deep
[02:13.92]In this part of town where the city never sleep
[02:16.39]A Barney Miller roller, you can bet the car's stolen
[02:18.92]Or static with your BM, only when you see them
[02:24.02]Always tryin' to make a movie, little stark-ravin' looney
[02:26.65]Stressin' it, but you know the ghetto keep ya busy
[02:29.11]A place that when I die it would never even miss me
[02:31.79]Crack phials in the aisles as one pimp smiles
[02:39.36]A family household and food on the table
[02:41.87]So as we pray for all our souls to keep
[02:44.41]Somebody's on the project roof, ready to leap
[02:49.57]But backwards wisdom I can't afford to give 'em
[02:52.91]Self savior is much braver with the conscious behavior
[02:56.19]Designed in the ghettos of the mind
[02:58.16]Ain't that somethin'? Yeah, c'mon
[03:18.22]It's like that y'all
[03:28.60]I could never look forward to an early retirement
[03:31.33]But still I maintain in a hostile environment
[03:33.97]Hustlin' the concrete jungle for loot
[03:36.19]My parents hated blood money so they gave me the boot
[03:38.91]Take a risk cause the peer pressure has the edge
[03:41.34]It was a blessin' when I saw my life dangle on the ledge
[03:43.95]The streets coulda swallowed me whole
[03:45.82]But the pain was all gone when I got to see my healthy son born
[03:49.06]And now I bring him home to the ghetto
[03:51.09]Only to make a stronger fellow
[03:52.24]Maybe do some good for the neighborhood
[03:54.42]It's hard playing hero livin' less than a zero
[03:56.69]Raging Bull like DeNiro, the modern day pharoah
[03:59.42]A concentration camp with the Section 8
[04:01.88]Welfare checks given at a monthly rate
[04:04.36]Apply for the get high, or just plain lazy
[04:07.03]Many steady collect right around the fifth baby
[04:09.51]The hawk is out but the niggas never pack it
[04:12.05]A hundred dollar sneakers with the skimpy-ass jacket
[04:17.91]Imagine in the ghettos of the mind
📝 纯歌词版本
Ghetto of the Mind...
I catch a body at a party, sort of herbal with the verbal
Look above and see the vultures fly around in a circle
Baggin' while you're lollygaggin', raggin', tow-taggin'
Assassin with the millimeter roars of a dragon
Here stood the black hood, thirsty for the end
And for the love of money, kind of funny, new friends
Public housing, a thousand in a tent
So I'm forced to sell hell just to pay the rent
Just like the liquor store scene on every corner
I'm tryin' but the kids keep cryin', and the bullets keep flyin'
Look, a boy, he's on the curb just dyin'
Pull out a gun and arrest the wrong one
Wax all the Puerto Ricans and blacks
So they can never relax
I dwell, might as well learn the facts
Pete Rock and C.L. can radio a shack up
"Watch another crime and you're gonna do time"
All this you'll find in the ghettos of the mind
Ain't that somethin'?
Listen to cats and rough rats war under the window
When the ghetto forts flurry, never was a Tom and Jerry
Livin' ain't cheap, my survival is deep
In this part of town where the city never sleep
A Barney Miller roller, you can bet the car's stolen
Or static with your BM, only when you see them
Always tryin' to make a movie, little stark-ravin' looney
Stressin' it, but you know the ghetto keep ya busy
A place that when I die it would never even miss me
Crack phials in the aisles as one pimp smiles
A family household and food on the table
So as we pray for all our souls to keep
Somebody's on the project roof, ready to leap
But backwards wisdom I can't afford to give 'em
Self savior is much braver with the conscious behavior
Designed in the ghettos of the mind
Ain't that somethin'? Yeah, c'mon
It's like that y'all
I could never look forward to an early retirement
But still I maintain in a hostile environment
Hustlin' the concrete jungle for loot
My parents hated blood money so they gave me the boot
Take a risk cause the peer pressure has the edge
It was a blessin' when I saw my life dangle on the ledge
The streets coulda swallowed me whole
But the pain was all gone when I got to see my healthy son born
And now I bring him home to the ghetto
Only to make a stronger fellow
Maybe do some good for the neighborhood
It's hard playing hero livin' less than a zero
Raging Bull like DeNiro, the modern day pharoah
A concentration camp with the Section 8
Welfare checks given at a monthly rate
Apply for the get high, or just plain lazy
Many steady collect right around the fifth baby
The hawk is out but the niggas never pack it
A hundred dollar sneakers with the skimpy-ass jacket
Imagine in the ghettos of the mind
🎵 LRC歌词版本
[00:01.02]Ghetto of the Mind...
[00:54.60]I catch a body at a party, sort of herbal with the verbal
[00:57.29]Look above and see the vultures fly around in a circle
[00:59.95]Baggin' while you're lollygaggin', raggin', tow-taggin'
[01:02.42]Assassin with the millimeter roars of a dragon
[01:04.95]Here stood the black hood, thirsty for the end
[01:07.43]And for the love of money, kind of funny, new friends
[01:10.14]Public housing, a thousand in a tent
[01:12.46]So I'm forced to sell hell just to pay the rent
[01:17.67]Just like the liquor store scene on every corner
[01:20.29]I'm tryin' but the kids keep cryin', and the bullets keep flyin'
[01:23.36]Look, a boy, he's on the curb just dyin'
[01:28.00]Pull out a gun and arrest the wrong one
[01:30.48]Wax all the Puerto Ricans and blacks
[01:32.52]So they can never relax
[01:33.78]I dwell, might as well learn the facts
[01:35.75]Pete Rock and C.L. can radio a shack up
[01:40.74]"Watch another crime and you're gonna do time"
[01:43.12]All this you'll find in the ghettos of the mind
[01:46.06]Ain't that somethin'?
[02:06.18]Listen to cats and rough rats war under the window
[02:08.76]When the ghetto forts flurry, never was a Tom and Jerry
[02:11.39]Livin' ain't cheap, my survival is deep
[02:13.92]In this part of town where the city never sleep
[02:16.39]A Barney Miller roller, you can bet the car's stolen
[02:18.92]Or static with your BM, only when you see them
[02:24.02]Always tryin' to make a movie, little stark-ravin' looney
[02:26.65]Stressin' it, but you know the ghetto keep ya busy
[02:29.11]A place that when I die it would never even miss me
[02:31.79]Crack phials in the aisles as one pimp smiles
[02:39.36]A family household and food on the table
[02:41.87]So as we pray for all our souls to keep
[02:44.41]Somebody's on the project roof, ready to leap
[02:49.57]But backwards wisdom I can't afford to give 'em
[02:52.91]Self savior is much braver with the conscious behavior
[02:56.19]Designed in the ghettos of the mind
[02:58.16]Ain't that somethin'? Yeah, c'mon
[03:18.22]It's like that y'all
[03:28.60]I could never look forward to an early retirement
[03:31.33]But still I maintain in a hostile environment
[03:33.97]Hustlin' the concrete jungle for loot
[03:36.19]My parents hated blood money so they gave me the boot
[03:38.91]Take a risk cause the peer pressure has the edge
[03:41.34]It was a blessin' when I saw my life dangle on the ledge
[03:43.95]The streets coulda swallowed me whole
[03:45.82]But the pain was all gone when I got to see my healthy son born
[03:49.06]And now I bring him home to the ghetto
[03:51.09]Only to make a stronger fellow
[03:52.24]Maybe do some good for the neighborhood
[03:54.42]It's hard playing hero livin' less than a zero
[03:56.69]Raging Bull like DeNiro, the modern day pharoah
[03:59.42]A concentration camp with the Section 8
[04:01.88]Welfare checks given at a monthly rate
[04:04.36]Apply for the get high, or just plain lazy
[04:07.03]Many steady collect right around the fifth baby
[04:09.51]The hawk is out but the niggas never pack it
[04:12.05]A hundred dollar sneakers with the skimpy-ass jacket
[04:17.91]Imagine in the ghettos of the mind
Let me take you on a journey through Carmel City
Where CL's God, and the ladies gotta hit me off
Ballin on the set now baby what's the matter
When all...
Intro：
(i reminisce, i reminisce) x3
I reminisce, i reminisce
Uh! (i reminisce, i reminisce)
Yeah (i reminisce, i reminisce)
(i reminisce, i reminisce...
"You know, nowadays it...seems like there's a lot of...
Bad things going on and...I guess a lot of it...
From the way I see it...seems to still stem f...
Uh, yeah. uh-huh.
We got pete rock and c.l. smooth
And we're here to tell you to...
And that's a fact, baby
Now you're gonna kick some lyrics
Like thi...
(I reminisce, I reminisce)
22 years ago to keep it on track
The birth of a child on the 8th of October
A toast but my granddaddy came sober
Countin al...
Written By: Roy Ayers, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
Samples: Searching by Roy Ayers Ubiquity
You're everything that I dream about, talk about
Walk around ...
Lots of lovin, lots of lovin...
A sweet serenade, sip lemonade
As we laid inside the shade
My heart was captured when you possessed it
Carressed and b...
It's time to dip dive dip
You might break a hip
To the sound that's legit
I've come to make a hit
I usually bust scratches with my man, c.l. smooth
Bu...
It's time to dip dive dip
You might break a hip
To the sound that's legit
I've come to make a hit
I usually bust scratches with my man, c.l. smooth
Bu...