Cherish - Ghetto Mentality lyrics

I knew this guy from ATL Georgia Said he wanted to be a judge when he grew up Had a good life livin up in the suburbs Doin his thang just tryna make him come up But one day things began to make a bad change His father left and his mother had to maintain Moved to the ghetto, joined a gang, and began to slang Now he found himself caught up in the game What can u gain from makin up your own rules? A major change from the things that he use to do And he even stopped prayin like he use to Now he doin what he thinks that he gotta do Now his boys is the only thing that he needs And mary jane is his only necessity The state of mind is his only capativity And now he has to face reality and this mentality And what he did for the will of stability His lifes changed so physically mentally He didnt mean to go through this intentionally Now he has to face reality And the ghetto ghetto mentality Seventeen with a baby mama Now he's trapped in a life that's full of drama Still thinkin that he can do what he wants But he gotta live for his son cause he's still a father Now hes tryin to make money the best way he can Trifflin down the streets thinkin that he the man Dude is blind he still can't understand How much his life is gettin outta hand What can u gain from makin up your own rules? A major change from the things that he use to do And he even stopped prayin like he use to Now he doin what he thinks that he gotta do Now his boys is the only thing that he needs And mary jane is his only necessity The state of mind is his only capativity And now he has to face reality and this mentality And what he did for the will of stability His lifes changed so physically mentally He didnt mean to go through this intentionally Now he has to face reality And the ghetto ghetto mentality What would you do if you gave the world to lose your soul? Can you relate can you hear the message in these words? I got the feelin I know you care, and I, I wanna know if you'd take that chance Cause trust me boy this is not the end. If you dont hear the truth then we'll talk again Now his boys is the only thing that he needs And mary jane is his only necessity The state of mind is his only capativity And now he has to face reality and this mentality And what he did for the will of stability His lifes changed so physically mentally He didnt mean to go through this intentionally Now he has to face reality And the ghetto ghetto mentality