i was born and raised in the ghetto i was born and raised in th ghetto i m a woman of the ghetto listen to me legislator how do you raise your kiss in the ghetto how do you raise your kiss in the ghetto feed one child and starve another tell me tell me legislator how do you make your bread in the ghetto how do you make your bread in the ghetto take from the souls of the dead in the ghetto tell me tell me legislator now how do you get rid of rats in the ghetto how do you get rid of rats in the ghetto eat one black and one white tell me tell me legislator my children learned just the same as yours as long as nobody tries to close the door they cry with pain when the knife cuts deep they ll close their eyes when they ll wanna sleep how do you raise your kids in the ghetto how do you raise your kids in the ghetto feed one child and starve another tell me tell me legislator  tell me people i wanna know 