Vivo En El Ghetto

WHEN I WALK THE CITY OF COLON
AND I GO INTO ANY ALLEY
I SEE HOW THE GHETTO SEEKS ANOTHER OPTION
IN A TOUGH SITUATION

FACES EVERY DAY OF WORRY
DISCONTENT DESPERATION
ANXIETY FOR OVERCOMING
BUT THE BARRIER IS DISCRIMINATION

AND THE GOVERNMENT OPPRESSES MY HOPE
BUT I KNOW THE LORD HEARS MY PRAISE

ONE DAY WE WILL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE
WHICH KEEPS US IN THIS AGONY
AND WE WILL SHOUT WITH GREAT JOY AND HEADS HELD HIGH

CHORUS:
I LIVE IN THE GHETTO AND SO WHAT
I AM HUMBLE AND I LIKE REGGAE
AND THAT'S HOW I WILL BE
I LIVE IN THE GHETTO AND SO WHAT
I AM HUMBLE AND I LIKE REGGAE
AND THAT'S HOW I WILL BE

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TO INSPIRE MYSELF I JUST HAVE TO WALK
TWO OR THREE BLOCKS FROM MY BEAUTIFUL CITY
AND I REALIZE THE REALITY
OF WHAT IS LIVED HERE IN PANAMA

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AND MY FACE BEGINS TO CHANGE
AND MY SKIN BEGINS TO TINGLE
AND MY EYES WANT TO WATER
BUT I HAVE TO HOLD BACK MY TEARS

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AND THE FEELING I CARRY INSIDE
I CAN'T KEEP QUIET AND I HAVE TO EXPRESS IT
WHAT OTHER MORE EFFECTIVE METHOD
THAN OPENING MY MOUTH AND SINGING

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OH COLON, WHAT A SAD SITUATION YOU ARE IN TODAY
BUT TOMORROW WHEN WE WAKE UP, TOGETHER WE WILL SHOUT

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VERSE
WHEN I WALK THE CITY OF COLON
AND I GO INTO ANY ALLEY
THERE ARE ALSO PEOPLE WITH EDUCATION
WHO HAVE ACHIEVED A POSITION

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THE NURSE AND ALSO THE DOCTOR
THE TEACHER AND THE PROFESSOR
THE TAXI DRIVER AND THE PAINTER
THE MASON AND THE WELDER
THE BASEBALL PLAYER AND THE BOXER
THE ONE WHO PLAYS BASKETBALL OR SOCCER
THERE IS ALWAYS A PLAYER IN THE GHETTO
WITH A TALENT FROM THE CREATOR

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