Ghetto Life Lyrics - Street Songs - Rick James

When I was a young boy 

Growing up in the ghetto 

Hanging out on corners 

Singin' with the fellas 

Lookin' for the Gypsy 

Trying to find a bit of fun 

Looking for some trouble 

Or anyone who'll give me some 

I was young and crazy 

In the ghetto 

Didn't know what my life would be 

In the ghetto 

I was dumb and oh so lazy 

In the ghetto 

Something had a spell on me 

In the ghetto 

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You wanna know what I'm talkin' bout? 

Talkin' 'bout ghetto life 

Ghetto Liiiiiiiiiiiife 

You wanna know what I'm singin' 'bout? 

Talkin' 'bout ghetto life 

Ghetto Liiiiiiiiiiiife 

When I was a young man 

Kind of free and fancy 

Met this little cute girl 

She said her name was Nancy 

She had pigtails to her shoulders 

She couldn't have been much older 

She taught me what I had to know 

To make a girl not want to go 

Photos 

She was very kinky 

In the ghetto 

She laid her pigtails down on me 

In the ghetto 

And I was feeling oh so sneaky 

In the ghetto 

I had to see what love could be 

In the ghetto 

I knew it all along 

That my game was strong 

But I was wrong that time 

I knew I had to pray 

And give myself away 

Did you think I was man enough? 

Yeah 

Did you think I was smart enough? 

Yeah 

Did you think I was strong enough? 

Yeah 

Did you think I'd work it out? 

The Ghetto Life 

Sing it to ya, hit it baby baby 

Talkin 'bout ghetto life 

You got to get on over 

Talkin 'bout ghetto life 

When I was a young boy 

Tenements, slums and corner bums 

Playing tag with winos 

The only way to have some fun 

One thing 'bout the ghetto 

You don't have to hurry 

It'll be there tommorow 

So brother don't you worry 

Ghetto Life 

Talking 'bout ghetto life 

Talking 'bout Ghettoo Liiiiiiiiife 

Ghetto Life, baby 

Talkin' 'bout ghetto life 

Life 

Life 

(Talkin' 'bout ghetto life) 

Shoop Shoop Shoop Shoop, Shoop be doop in the ghetto 

People we got to get over 

Shoop Shoop Shoop Shoop, Shoop be doop in the ghetto 

Talkin' 'bout the life 

Shoop Shoop Shoop Shoop, Shoop be doop in the ghetto 

Life 

Where's the place we funk? 

Ghetto Land that's the place we funk 

The place we like to funk 

Ghetto Land that's the place where we funk 

Say where the place we funk 

Ghetto Land that's the place where we funk 

The place we like to funk 

Ghetto Land that's the place where we funk 

Ho! 

The place we like to funk 

Ghetto Land, we like to funk 

Where the place, we like to funk 

Ghetto Land, that's the place 

Where we funk from day to day 

Ghetto Land Ghetto Land