Ghettos Of The Mind - Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth

Ghetto of the Mind... 

I catch a body at a party  sort of herbal with the verbal 
Look above and see the vultures fly around in a circle 
Baggin' while you're lollygaggin'  raggin'  tow taggin' 
Assassin with the millimeter roars of a dragon 

Here stood the black hood  thirsty for the end 
And for the love of money  kind of funny  new friends 
Public housing  a thousand in a tent 
So I'm forced to sell hell just to pay the rent 

Killin' my own people, I put 'em out of order 
Just like the liquor store scene on every corner 
I'm tryin' but the kids keep cryin', and the bullets keep flyin' 
Look, a boy, he's on the curb just dyin' 
Finally the cops come dumb to the slum 
Pull out a gun and arrest the wrong one 
Wax all the Puerto Ricans and blacks 
So they can never relax 
I dwell, might as well learn the facts 
Pete Rock and C.L. can radio a shack up 
Sparkin' off and have 'em all callin' for backup 
"Watch another crime and you're gonna do time" 
All this you'll find in the ghettos of the mind 

Ain't that somethin'?... 

Listen to cats and rough rats war under the window 
When the ghetto forts flarey, never was a Tom and Jerry 
Livin' ain't cheap, my survival is deep 
In this part of town where the city never sleep 
A Barney Miller roller, you can bet the car's stolen 
Or static with your BM, only when you see them 
Speakin' on your baby's mom, a best for the drama 
Always tryin' to make a movie, little stark-ravin' looney 
Stressin' it, but you know the ghetto keep ya busy 
A place that when I die it would never even miss me 
Crack phials in the aisles as one