[Chorus]
  Ghetto blues has got me down for the the last time
  
  [Verse 1]
  Strapped down with ghetto ways
  Beggin' me to the extent of my struggles statis
  They called me on the low
  Comin' up on the money
  Hustle, the same old thang for a new game to be played for cheese
  Gotta get what's promised to a sister, comin' up on bankin' G's
  Hustlin's all the same
  I can't deal with these playas' thoughts
  Too much trust and risks make quick for a fool to get caught
  Hold on, slippin', too late to be trippin'
  Weak strategies gettin' the best of me
  Underpriced, everyday down and out is life in societies
  Still, I hold on, 'cause I'm headstrong
  And focus with life of no time to pay the price of failure
  Let me tell you, no lie
  Livin' by the strugglers' rules
  Gotta do what ya gotta do that's fit
  We strugglin', who gives a damn man bout this down and out chick?
  My head poundin', what am I gonna do?
  Gotta get on the hustle
  makin' the cheese comin' up out of the low-life of the ghetto
  Gotta make this come up on the real, since tired of strugglin'
  Ghetto life showin' me no love
  But givin' me reason to make quick moves on somethin'
  Gotta hold on my own, but it's hard as hell
  Tryin' to stay afloat in "The Heart of it All"
  So for myself, it's the way I go
  I gotta do what gotta be done to make it in these hard times
  Strugglin's a mother when you gotta wonder
  "Can I provide for mine?"
  Look at my predicament, who's gonna help this sister in need?
  Can't put the trust in the system
  So I gotta hustle these streets for my cheese
  Gotta make that money comin' up on the means that's due
  Cause one of these '96 days, I'm outta these ghetto blues
  
  [Chorus]
  Ghetto blues has got me down for the the last time
  
  [Verse 2]
  These ghetto blues done gotta sista faded
  Prayed this was only a dream
  Trapped in a slum surrounded by the crack fiends
  Means of survival, I guess
  Hustle in the hood, wear the bulletproof vest
  Help me, Lord, I can't get no deeper than this
  Wish I wasn't born in this world of bastards, misfits
  Mom's got love for me, but she don't love what I do [ohh]
  Gotta slang 9 to 5, don't bring in enough food
  Steadily, look out for myself, my trues, and my family
  See gotta go for self cause won't nobody take care of me
  Strategy, keep fools out of my place gotta take care of my business
  What is this?
  II Tru, Playa hatas on the real, you betta get with this
  Been down for too long
  Come strong, fool, it's on
  AJay's click comin' thick for the nine-six
  Right down to the very bone, never laggin'
  Eighty-six ghetto life, Eighty-six them ghetto blues
  Trues comin' up for the nine-six
  Playa hatas, you bound to lose
  Break rules, ain't no laws here, playa
  Understand ghetto blues, cause for moves testin' trues
  But remember the man
  Go home if you sensitive, gotta live, nothin' gives
  Been in some strange situations
  Comprehend since I had to do, so a sista did
  Get rid of all excesses, always stay true to my trues
  I can do this
  Gotta shake these problems, get away from these ghetto blues
  
  [Chorus]
  Ghetto blues has got me down for the the last time
  
  [Verse 3]
  Right now
  Time to get a nigga shit tight with the man in the mirror
  See clear through the rest of my days on earth
  Been piecin' puzzle since birth
  And it only get worst until we layin' in the hearse
  It's a ghetto curse
  Every little kid in the hood done felt these tortures
  Departure up out of this hell hole, nigga done fell low
  Stressed, but I'm blessed as a soldier
  I beg of you
  Lord Jesus, help me deliver myself and my click from this evil
  Fear the reeper surround in' my soul
  Steadily sendin' these through my peoples
  Heaven be takin' control of my destiny
  I can't let these streets get the best of me
  With all of my kids right next to me
  You can expect for me to keep grindin' desperately
  Calculatin' my every move
  Gotta prove to these fools we confuse
  Intention, do your thang and maintain the mission
  Cause really, my trues can't settle for no prison sentence
  So, I keep my distance from llello
  Plottin, starin' out the window, looking for a rainbow
  Lay Bone can't settle for the same 'ole
  Claim Mo Thug with love to the depth that the game goes
  Reviewing all possiblities, pesponsibilities is major now
  Ain't no need on dwellin' where the danger bound
  Shit'll change around if we make it, suit up
  Two glocks for the war, check the score
  II Tru can't lose, 'cause you know we got shit to prove
  Gotta stick for you, livin' our lives
  Singin' these ghetto blues [blues]
  
  [Chorus]
  Ghetto blues has got me down for the the last time