Lauryn Hill - Every Ghetto, Every City Lyrics
I was just a little girlSkinny legs, a press and curlMy mother always thought Id be a starBut way before my record deal,The streets that nurtured lauryn hillMade sure that Id never go too farEvery ghetto, every city and suburban place Ive beenMake me recall my days in the new jerusalemStory starts at hootaville grew up next to ivy hillWhen kids were stealing quartervilles for funKill the guy in carter parkRode a mongoose til its darkWatching kids show off the stolen onesEvery ghetto, every city and suburban place Ive beenMake me recall my days in new jerusalemYou know its hot, dont forget what youve gotLooking back,Looking back, looking back, looking backYou know its hot, dont forget what youve gotLooking backThinking back, thinking back, thinking backA bag of bontons, twenty cents and a nickelSpringfield ave. had the best popsiclesSaturday morning cartoons and kung-fuMain street roots tonic with the dredsA beef patty and some coco breadMove the patch from my lees to the tongue of my shoemember frelng-huysen used to have the bomb leatherBack when doug fresh and slick rick were togetherLooking at the crew, we thought wed all live foreverYou know its hot, dont forget what youve gotLooking backThinking back, thinking back, thinking backYou know its hot, dont forget what youve gotLooking backThinking back, thinking back, thinking backDrill teams on munn streetRemember when hawthorne and chancellor had beefMoving records was on central ave.I was there at dancing schoolSouth orange ave. at borlin poolUnaware of what we didnt haveWriting your friends names on your jeans with a markerJuly 4th races off of parkerFireworks at martin stadiumThe untouchable p.s.p., where all them crazy niggers beAnd car thieves got away through irvingtonHillside brings beef with the copsSelf-destruction record dropsAnd everybodys name was muslimSensations and 88 attracted kids from out-of-stateAnd everybody used to do the wopJack, jack, jack ya bodyNah, the biz mark used to amp up the partyI wish those days, they didnt stopEvery ghetto, every city and suburban place Ive beenMake me recall my days in new jerusalemYou know its hot, dont forget what youve gotLooking backWelcome back, welcome back, welcome backYou know its hot, dont forget what youve gotLooking backThinking back, thinking back, thinking backThinking back, thinking back, thinking back(to end)
