verse
Heard the landlord at my door
He said, pay me now or leave
We didn't have anything to eat, no
Searching for restoration
Lord make the church my family yeah
This is my story, this is my song
So I'll sing all night long
verse
I say children cry no more, no
Please, please put down you guns
Though your load may be heavy
Oh that the weight makes us strong
Take my life as an example, yeah
chorus
The ghetto is a part of my religion
The only thing my eyes can see
(Blind to everything else)
Ain't no man can stop the vision
The ghetto is a part of me
chorus
The ghetto is a part of my religion
(I know, I know, I know it)
The only thing my eyes can see
(Blind to everything else)
Ain't no man can stop the vision
The ghetto is a part of me
outro
The ghetto is a part of my religion
The only thing my eyes can see
Ain't no man can stop the vision
The ghetto is a part of me
And I'm a part of the ghetto
Writer(s): Robert S. Kelly, Nel Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis