Temptations - Masterpiece lyrics

rate me

Where I was born ev`rything was dull and dingy<br />

I lived in a place they called "The Inner City"<br />

Getting ahead was strictly a no no<br />

'Cause nobody cares what happens to the folks<br />

That live in the ghetto<br />

Thousands of lives wasting away<br />

People living from day to day<br />

It`s a challenge just staying alive<br />

`Cause in the ghetto only the strong survive<br />

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Money I ain`t got none, job can`t find one<br />

The streets raised me from a baby, ooh<br />

Thousands of lives wasting away<br />

People living from day to day<br />

It`s a challenge just staying alive<br />

`Cause in the ghetto only the strong survive<br />

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Broken down homes, kids strung out<br />

They don`t even know what life`s all about<br />

Stealin` cars, robbin` bars<br />

Mugging, drugs, rat infested<br />

And no one`s interested<br />

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Kids dodging cars for recreation<br />

Only adds to a mother`s frustration<br />

Break-ins, folks comin` home<br />

And finding all their possessions gone<br />

Oh it`s an ev`ry day thing - well well - in the ghetto <br />

Oh it`s an ev`ry day thing in the ghetto