(talking)   in the ghetto   things dont always turn out the way   you would expect them to   thats how it goes   its real life   check it         she was a brick house bangin   ill shoe game and   no regular cat could get that   she only wanted two things   a puppy and a man that   wanted more than to just hit that      well out on the block ( ??? )   what did she spot a   pretty thug walkin a baby rot wiler      pow    they caught eyes    it was love at first sight   crazy how somethin that seems so right can go wroongg   see it didnt take too long   for her to see just what this dude was on      he was a good dude true and deep   but he liked to make his money runnin the street   so she hit him with its either the block or me   and the beautiful thing suddenly ugly      but thats how it goes   see that aint nothin but a ghetto love story   and in the ghetto   it doesnt always have a happy ending      but thats how it goes   see that aint nothin but a ghetto love story   and in the ghetto   it doesnt always have a happy ending   but thats how it goes      so she stay maintain and   she dont wana be alone   but every time he leave the house   she be worried bout    if hes even gona come back home      it seems no matter what she say    he must make that paper just   gotta get his hustle on      but it hurts him to his heart cus his love is strong   and though hes tryna make things right for her   all she see's is wrong   all he can do is keep on   cus she dont understand just what hes on      you see he loved her true and deep   but he had to make his paper in these streets   so she hit him with its either the block or me   and the beautiful thing suddenly ugly      but thats how it goes   see that aint nothin but a ghetto love story   and in the ghetto   it doesnt always have a happy ending      but thats how it goes   see that aint nothin but a ghetto love story   and in the ghetto   it doesnt always have a happy ending