Ghetto Story (feat. Alicia Keys)

[Intro: Alicia Keys]
Here's my ghetto story (Story)
Been through hell and back, now I'm gonna rise higher (This is a survival story, a true ghetto story)
Here's my ghetto story (Story)
So many reasons to sing now, plus we got the keys to the kingdom (This is my story, a real ghetto story, hey)

[Verse 1: Cham]
I remember those days when hell was my home
When me and Mama's bed was just a big piece of foam
And I never liked to bathe, my hair was never combed
When Mama went to work, I roamed the streets alone
I remember when Danny gave me a snow cone
And made his little brothers kick up Jerome
I remember when we visited them with big stones
And the boy Danny pulled out something shiny and chrome
I remember when we ran, Fatta got his knee blown
And my best friend Richie got two in his dome
I remember when the avenue turned into a warzone
And Mickey's mom flew him out 'cause she got a loan
But Mickey went abroad and turned into Al Capone
Made a ton of cash and sent it back home
Now we're locking down the city, and that's well known
Yesterday Mickey called me on my phone
I said, Mickey.....

[Chorus: Cham]
We got the goods
They're out of luck now
I squeeze seven and they all duck down
We got a ton of extra clips 'cause we ain't broke now
Rah...Rah..Rah...Rah

[Alicia Keys]
We got the kingdom so we gotta make way
We took it from the bottom to the top, baby
And now the whole community can live greatly
(Rah...Rah..Rah...Rah)

[Verse 2: Alicia Keys]
I remember those days when we were dead broke
And I could barely find a dollar for a token
Hopped on the train just to get where I'm going
Cops were after me, I was running like I was smoking
Remember those days when I went to bed hungry
All I ever ate was white rice and honey
Big dreams in my head, but my tummy was empty
Might crack a smile, but there ain't nothing funny
I remember playing over needles in the street
Everywhere I went, there was some part of me
Thirteen, thirteen was hookers and hoes
On 11th Avenue selling bodies for dope (Whoa)
Remember crying, saying that will never be me
Gonna make it someday, gotta be somebody
Saying, mommy don't worry, it's just you and me
But one day we will get out of this misery (Hey!)

[Chorus:]
We got the goods
They're out of luck now
I squeeze seven and they all duck down
We got a ton of extra clips 'cause we ain't broke now
Rah...Rah..Rah...Rah

[Alicia Keys]
We got the kingdom so we gotta make way
We took it from the bottom to the top, baby
And now the whole community can live greatly
(Rah...Rah..Rah...Rah)

[Bridge:]
Here's my ghetto story (Story)
Been through hell and back, now I'm gonna rise higher
Here's my ghetto story (Story)
So many reasons to sing now, plus we got the keys to the kingdom

[Verse 3: Cham]
Jamaica got screwed, through greed and gluttony
Politics manipulate and press the youth's buttons
But we're rich now, so they can't tell us nothing
'Cause we're making Mama eat fish and mutton..Ehhhh
Over there, let me tell you something...
'Cause I'm here in the States now, a guy killed my cousin
And I hear TD's there, but he says he wasn't
Anytime I fly down, he gets about a dozen....'Cause......

[Chorus: Cham]
We got the goods
They're out of luck now
I squeeze seven and they all duck down
We got a ton of extra clips 'cause we ain't broke now
Rah...Rah..Rah...Rah

[Alicia Keys]
We got the kingdom so we gotta make way
We took it from the bottom to the top, baby
And now the whole community can live greatly
(Rah...Rah..Rah...Rah)