Ghetto Mentality

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I knew this guy from ATL, Georgia Said he wanted to be a judge when he grew up Had a good life, living up in the suburbs Doing his thing, just tryna make a come up But one day things began to make a bad change His father left, then his mother had to maintain Moved to the ghetto, joined the gang and began to slang Now he found himself caught up in the game [Hook] What can you gain from making up your own rules? A major change from the things that he used to do Then he even stopped praying like he used to Now he doing what he thinks that he gotta do [Chorus] Now his boys is the only thing that he needs And Mary Jane is his only necessity His state of mind is his only captivity And now he has to face reality And his mentality For what he did for the will of stability His life changed so physically, mentally He didn't mean to go through this intentionally Now he has to face reality And the ghetto, ghetto mentality [Verse 2] Seventeen with a baby mama Now he's trapped in a life that's full of drama Still thinking he can do what he wanna But he gotta live for his son 'cause he's still a father Now he's trying to make money the best way he can Trapping on the streets, thinking that he the man Dude is blind, he still can't understand How much his life is getting outta hand [Hook] What can you gain from making up your own rules? A major change from the things that he used to do Then he even stopped praying like he used to Now he doing what he thinks that he gotta do [Chorus] Now his boys is the only thing that he needs And Mary Jane is his only necessity His state of mind is his only captivity And now he has to face reality And his mentality For what he did for the will of stability His life changed so physically, mentally He didn't mean to go through this intentionally Now he has to face reality And the ghetto, ghetto mentality [Bridge] What would you do if you gave the world to lose your soul? Can you relate, can you hear the message in these words? I got the feeling and I know you care, and I I wanna know if you'll take the cha-ance 'Cause trust me, boy, this is not the end If you don't hear the truth then we'll talk again [Chorus] Now his boys is the only thing that he needs And Mary Jane is his only necessity His state of mind is his only captivity And now he has to face reality And his mentality For what he did for the will of stability His life changed so physically, mentally He didn't mean to go through this intentionally Now he has to face reality And the ghetto, ghetto mentality