Yo, yeah, yo Uhh, uhh, yeah, yo Uhh, uhh, yeah, yo Uhh, uhh, G. Dep! [G. Dep] A child of the ghetto, nobody explain it to me Livin the scripture the
Today in Los Angeles another youth loses his life Gunshot wound to the head Street violence is at an all-time high No jokin', I'm sleepin' with my eyes
It's so loud inside my head With words that I should have said As I drown in my regrets I can't take back the words I never said I can't take back the
(Child child, child, the child) Father of the man (Father of the man, father of the man) (Child child, child, the child) Father of the man (Father of
Oh yeah I'm a child of the funky time Oh yeah my people have committed ugly crimes And in the process of me breaking free I have inherited a painful legacy
Kindness in your eyes I guess you heard me cry You smiled at me Like, Jesus to a child I'm blessed, I know Heaven sent, heaven stole You smiled at me
No I would not give you false hope On this strange and mournful day But the mother and child reunion Is only a motion away Oh, little darling of mine
I'm accustomed to a smooth ride Or maybe I'm a dog who's lost it's bite I don't expect to be treated like a fool no more I don't expect to sleep through
It's too bad, it's too bad It's too bad, it's too bad It's too bad, it's too bad It's too bad, it's too bad It's too bad, it's too bad It's too bad, it
All of my life I've tried so hard Doing my best with what I had Nothing much happened all the same Something about me stood apart A whisper of hope that
What child is this, Who, laid to rest, On mary's lap is sleeping? Whom angels greet with anthem sweet, While shepherds watch are keeping? This, this
A ray of hope flickers in the sky A tiny star lights up way up high All across the land dawns a brand new morn This comes to pass when a child is born
Long time ago in Bethlehem So the Holy Bible say Mary's boy child Jesus Christ Was born on Christmas Day Hark now hear the angels sing A new King born
Girl, I know you think that it's me you're hurtin' By denying me the right to take part in his life That ain't fair to him and it just ain't right And
What child is this? Who meant to rest on Mary's lap is sleeping Who angels greet with anthem sweet While shepherds watch our keeping This, this is Christ
Hallelujah, hallelujah God bless the child who suffers Hallelujah, hallelujah God bless the young without mothers Hallelujah, hallelujah Let every man
INTRO BY PAPOOSE: You wanna go to war? lets get it then, If war bring peace im wit it then, I don't start beef, I finish it, Ghetto soldiers, we militent
Bless you child You suffer, you're human, you sin, you fail You love, you hate, you ail You hunger, you lust, you deceive You trust, you disbelieve