Sunshine on the Ghetto
VERSE 1
From the top of the Hancock, that is the spot
Where you can see the world you ain’t nothing but a dot
In the world, lost in the world
Wondering what you gonna do when you life’s in a whirl
You got water to the east side and also to the south
Buildings to the north cause you looking downtown
But it’s the west side that interests me
Cause every single day the sun shines through the trees
When you walking downtown, man, the city is so pretty
But when you in the west side, man, life is a pity
They have drugs and violence, shit I don’t even know
Just another day for those in the ghetto
It’s the side of the Chi that not many know
Definitely a place that not many go
It may be dark on the ground but above the sky is blue
Though the clouds on the ghetto the sun still shines through
CHORUS
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VERSE 2
La-la-la-la-lapalooza was going down, and everybody came
It was like a huge party, Millennium Park was insane
The Toronto Rush were in town and yes they won the chip
And in between the games we would toss around the disc
Have you ever had a waffle with cheddar and short ribs?
Well you can have it in the Chi and yes it is legit
Lots of vegan options too including “chicken” wings
When it comes to good food Chi-town can give you anything
You want, the people there don’t flaunt
And we can see your panties when you roll in Grant Park
They got fountains so big you can’t help but stop and stare
And it’s always fucking windy, hope you’re down for frizzy hair
But while you living “the good life” seeing the sights of the city
The sun shines on the ghetto but best believe it ain’t pretty
CHORUS
VERSE 3
On the streets of the ghetto, yes, you can see the sun
It don’t matter who you are, it shines down on everyone
It even shines on the bad man with the smoking gun
After what he just did he knows he’s going on the run
There are bad things that happen every day, no one knows
In the heart of the ghetto, yeah, anything goes
From the bros to the hoes, death happens fast and slow
And everybody scatters when they hear the po po
There ain’t nothing we can do to stop all this crime
To them this shit ain’t nothing but to us they crossed the line
It’s really fucking scary that it happens all the time
While only 10 miles away people be smoking on a dime
That came from the same streets where little Johnny got smashed
So that someone else could steal his weed and make a little cash
This shit happens every day along with shit that I don’t know
But the sun still shines down on the ghetto
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