In the Ghetto Eric B. & Rakim

[Intro]
Ghetto (Nobody's smilin')
Ghetto (Nobody's smilin')
Nobody's smilin'
Ghetto (Nobody's smilin')
Ghetto (Nobody's smilin')
Ghetto
Ghetto (Nobody's smilin')
Ghetto (Nobody's smilin')
Ghetto (Nobody's smilin')

[Verse 1: Rakim]
Planet Earth was my place of birth
Born to be the soul controller of the universe
Besides the part of the map I hit first
Any environment, I can adapt when it gets worse
The rough gets goin', the goin' gets rough
When I start flowin', the mic might bust
The next state'll shake from the power I generate
People in Cali used to think it was earthquakes
'Cause times is hard on the boulevard
So I bogart and never get scarred
I'm God, but it seems like I'm locked in Hell
Lookin' over the edge, but the R never fell
Or tripped or slipped 'cause my Nikes got grip
Stand on my own two feet, and come equipped
Any stage I'm seen on or mic I fiend on
I stand alone, and need nothin' to lean on
Goin' for self with a long way to go
So much to say, but I still flow slow
I come correct, and I won't look back
'Cause it ain't where you're from, it's where you're at, even the