money i ain t got none job can t find one i lived in a place they called the inner city the streets raised me from a baby thousand of lives wasting away people living from day to day this is 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 ho it s an every day thing well well in the ghetto it s an every day thing in the ghetto