I Wonder If Heaven Got A Ghetto Lyrics

by 2 Pac

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[Chorus: I wonder if heaven got a ghetto (4X)]<br /><br />I was raised, the little young nigga doin bad shit<br />Talk much shit cause I never had shit<br />I could remember being whupped in class<br />And if I didn't pass mama whupped my ass<br />Was it my fault papa didn't plan it out<br />Broke out left me to be the man of the house<br />I couldn't take it, had to make a profit<br />Down the block, got a glock, and I clock grip<br />Makin G's was my mission<br />Movin enough of this shit to get my mama out the kitchen and<br />why must I sock a fella, just to live large like Rockefeller<br />First you didn't give a fuck, but you're learnin now<br />If you don't respect the town then we'll burn you down<br />God damn it's a motherfuckin riot<br />Black people only hate police so don't try it<br />If you're not from the town then don't pass through<br />Cause some O.G. fools might blast you<br />It ain't right but it's long overdue<br />We can't have peace til the niggaz get a piece too<br />I want G's so you label me a criminal<br />And if I die, I wonder if heaven got a ghetto<br /><br /><em>[Chorus]<br /><br /><em>[Verse Two: 2Pac]<br /><br />Here on Earth, tell me what's a blick life worth<br />A bottle of juice is no excuse, the truth hurts<br />And even when you take the shit<br />Move counties get a lawyer you can shake the shit<br />Ask Rodney, LaTasha, and many more<br />It's been goin on for years, there's plenty more<br />When they ask me, when will the violence cease?<br />When your troops stop shootin niggaz down in the street<br />Niggaz had enough time to make a difference<br />Bear witness, own our own business<br />Word to God cause it's hard tryin to make ends meet<br />First we couldn't afford shit now everything's free<br />so we loot, please don't shoot when you see<br />I'm takin from the, cause for years they would take it from me<br />Now the tables have turned around<br />You didn't listen, until the niggaz burned it down<br />And now Bush can't stop the hit<br />Predicted the shit, in 2Pacalypse<br />And for once I was down with niggaz, felt good<br />in the hood bein around the niggaz, yeah<br />And for the first time everybody let go<br />And the streets is death row, I wonder if heaven got a ghetto<br /><br /><em>[Chorus]<br /><br /><em>[Verse Three: 2Pac]<br /><br />I see no changes, all I see is racist faces<br />Misplaced hate makes disgrace to races<br />We under I wonder what it take to make this <br />one better place, let's erase the wait state<br />Take the evil out the people they'll be acting right<br />Cause both black and white are smokin crack tonight<br />And only time we deal is when we kill each other<br />It takes skill to be real, time to heal each other<br />And though it seems heaven-sent<br />We ain't ready, to have a black President, huh<br />It ain't a secret don't conceal the fact<br />The penitentiary's packed, and it's filled with blacks<br />I wake up in the morning and I ask myself<br />Is life worth living should I blast myself<br />I'm tired of being poor and even worse I'm black<br />My stomach hurts so I'm lookin for a purse to snatch<br />Cops give a damn about a ne-gro<br />Pull a trigger kill a nigger he's a hero<br />Mo' nigga mo' nigga mo' niggaz<br />I'd rather be dead than a po' nigga<br />Let the Lord judge the criminals<br />If I die, I wonder if heaven got a ghetto<br /><br /><em>[Chorus (to :27 from fade)]<br /><br />Just think, if niggaz decide to retaliate<br />(Soldier in the house)<br />I wonder if heaven got a ghetto <em>[4X to fade]<br />