Song lyrics downloaded from: https://www.albumsongandlyrics.com ------------------------------------------ Kelis - Ghetto children ------------------------------------------ [N.E.R.D.] Yo, wake up, wake up Ghetto children Wake up, wake up Ghetto children Wake up, wake up Ghetto children Wake up, wake up Ghetto children Wake up, wake up Hey, hey [Marc Dorsey (Kelis)] Youīre a ghetto boy Youīre my life And thereīs so much for you to protect and to save And baby boy donīt hit your wife Cause your kids may grow up someday to be this way, yeah You donīt know what you may be To some boy in society Thereīs a secret to why (Thereīs a secret) You must survive So listen to what we say Cause this type of shit happens every day [1] - [Kelis & Marc Dorsey] Come for yours cause dreams come true And this is the message that we bring through Say hey now, hey now, now Hey now, hey now No matter what teachers say to you Ghetto children are beautiful Say hey now, hey now, now Hey now, hey now [Kelis & Marc] Baby girl youīre my life Itīs important that you smile And never cry (Donīt never cry) Study math and your sciences Maybe youīll figure why we subtract and not multiply You donīt know what you may be To some girl in society Thereīs a secret to why We must survive So listen to what we say Cause this type of shit happens every day [Repeat 1] [N.E.R.D.] Crack town ghetto in the city Buildings are abandoned but the girls are still pretty A child looks in the mirror Yeah to see my life clearer All I see is ghetto keys to this jet black coke gram Nine eleven course Of course 911 donīt mean help The only ones that need help is them sons without wealth Itīs apparent that this nation they donīt know what they facing Young natural born killers and these street corner masons You want that type of money that you see in the mob cliques With your stashes in the drawers Yes with the lumps under my carpet Listen to your heart Why should I listen to you? I was here from the start But you donīt bring no money through Look I only feel capes And to get it I kill Jakes By the time Iīm 20 wanna be the ghetto Bill Gates You a wannabe an angel That was in my brain too Now the only Star Spangleīs coming out my Cango Now that Iīm out itīs like the whole world flames you Although the ghettoīs nothing like the conclusion I came to Your friends see you playing both sides Now they donīt claim you Ghetto children change the world Donīt let the world change you, come on word [Repeat 1] [Repeat 1] [N.E.R.D.] Little children wanna seem part of The whole world wants to be apart of A little ghetto things, a little ghetto things Ay yo, ay yo Little children wanna seem part of The whole world wants to be apart of My little ghetto kings, my little ghetto queens