Little ghetto boy
Playing in the ghetto street
Whatcha' gonna do when you grow up
And have to face responsiblity?
Will you spend your days and nights in the pool room?
Will you sell caps of madness to the neighborhood?
Little ghetto boy 
You already know how rough life can be 
'Cause you've seen so much pain and misery 
Little ghetto boy 
Your daddy was blown away 
He robbed that grocery store 
Don't you know that was a sad, sad old day?
All of your young life 
You've seen such a misery and pain 
The world's a cruel place to live 
And it ain't gonna change 
You're so young 
You've got so far to go
but I don't think you'll reach your goal 
Young man, hanging by the pool room door 
Look out ...
Little ghetto boy
When, when, when you become a man 
you can make things change, yeah - hey hey
If you just take a stand 
You gotta believe in yourself and in all you do 
You've got to fight to make it better 
Then you'll see how others will start believing too 
Then, my son, things will start to get better
Everything has got to get better
Everything has got to get better
Everything has got to get better
Everything has got to get better
Everything has got to get better
Everything has got to get better
Everything has got to get better
Everything has got to get better
Everything has got to get better