Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rick James
Rick James
Guitar
Melvin Franklin
Melvin Franklin
Background Vocals
Richard Street
Richard Street
Background Vocals
Otis Williams
Otis Williams
Background Vocals
Cliff Ervin
Cliff Ervin
Trumpet
Daniel Lemelle
Daniel Lemelle
Saxophone
Erskine Williams
Erskine Williams
Keyboards
John Ervin
John Ervin
Trombone
Lanise Hughes
Lanise Hughes
Drums
Larry Hansen
Larry Hansen
Violin
Levi Ruffin Jr.
Levi Ruffin Jr.
Background Vocals
Oscar Alston
Oscar Alston
Bass Guitar
Tom McDermott
Tom McDermott
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Rick James
Rick James
Songwriter
Daniel Lemelle
Daniel Lemelle
Horn Arranger
Reggie Andrews
Reggie Andrews
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rick James
Rick James
Producer
Bobby Brooks
Bobby Brooks
Recording Engineer
Chris Bellman
Chris Bellman
Mastering Engineer
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
Assistant Engineer
Rick Sanchez
Rick Sanchez
Recording Engineer
Suha Gur
Suha Gur
Mastering Engineer
Tom Flye
Tom Flye
Mixing Engineer
Tony Autore
Tony Autore
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
When I was a young boy
Growin' up in the ghetto
Hanging out on corners
Singin' with the fellas
Lookin' for the cute chicks
Tryin' to find the big fun
Looking for some trouble
From anyone who'd give me some
[PreChorus]
I was young and crazy (In the ghetto)
Didn't know what my life would be (In the ghetto)
I was dumb and oh, so lazy (In the ghetto)
Something had a spell on me (In the ghetto)
[Chorus]
You all know what I'm talkin' 'bout? (Talkin' 'bout ghetto life)
Ghetto life
You all know what I'm singing 'bout (Talkin' 'bout ghetto life)
Ghetto life
[Verse 2]
When I was a young man
Kind of free and fancy
Met this little cute girl
She said her name was Nancy
She had pigtails to her shoulders
She couldn't have been much older
She taught me what I had to know
To make a girl not wanna go
[PreChorus]
She was young and kinky (In the ghetto)
She laid her pigtails down on me (In the ghetto)
And I was young and oh, so sneaky (In the ghetto)
I had to see what love could be (In the ghetto)
[Bridge]
Listen up
I knew it all along
That my game was strong
But I was wrong that time
I knew I had to play
And get myself away
Didn't you think I was man enough? (Yeah)
Didn't you think I was smart enough? (Yeah)
Didn't you think I was strong enough? (Yeah)
Didn't you think that I want to get out? (Of the ghetto life)
[Bridge]
Sing it till you feel it, baby, sing, ghetto life (Talkin' 'bout ghetto life)
You got to get on over, ghetto life (Talkin' 'bout ghetto life)
[Verse 3]
When I was a young boy
Tenement slums and corner bums
Playing tag with winos
The only way to have some fun
One thing 'bout the ghetto
You don't have to hurry
It'll be there tomorrow
So, brother, don't you worry
[Chorus]
Ghetto life (Talkin' 'bout ghetto life)
Talkin' 'bout ghetto li-i-i-ife
Ghetto life, baby (Talkin' 'bout ghetto life, life, life)
Ghetto life (Talkin' 'bout ghetto life)
La-la-la-la-life
People, we've got to get over
Talkin' 'bout the life (In the ghetto, life)
[Outro]
Where's the place to funk?
Ghetto Land, that's the place where we funk (Place we like to funk)
Ghetto Land, that's the place where we funk
Say, where is the place to funk?
Ghetto Land, that's the place where we funk (Place we like to funk)
Ghetto Land, that's the place where we funk
Ho (Place we like to funk)
Ghetto Land, that's the place where we funk (Place we like to funk)
Where's the place we like to funk? Where's the place we like to funk?
Ghetto Land, that's the place where we funk (Place we like to funk)
Ghetto Land, that's the place where we funk from day to day
Ghetto Land, Ghetto Land
Ghetto Land, that's the place where we funk from day to day
Ghetto Land
Written by: Rick James
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