Tasha's on the stoop
She don't know what to do
She wanted pink
The test came back blue
He spoke of love
To get that thrill
His head was cold
And there was no pill
A child bearing a child
Just ain't right
But around my way
It's a familiar sight
The ghetto life
That's ghetto life
Where every boy's a man
But can't take a wife
The ghetto life
That's ghetto life
Where every mistake
Cuts like a knife
Tasha has dreams
Of being someone someday
But now her dreams
Seem so far away
She needs her mother
But she's afraid to tell
She loves her too much
To put her through hell
Whatever her choice
She sacrifices pride
And now she wonders
If god is on her side
The ghetto life
That's ghetto life
Where every boy's a man
But can't take a wife
The ghetto life
That's the ghetto life
Where every mistake
Cuts like a knife
A child bearing a child
Just ain't right
But around my way
It's a familiar sight
The ghetto life
That's ghetto life
Where every boy's a man
But can't take a wife
The ghetto life
That's the ghetto life
Where every mistake
Cuts like a knife