Ft. Alicia Keys      (Alicia keys)- heres my ghetto story, story (cham)-its a survival story   been in hell through the fire, (cham)- true ghetto story   gonna take it higher   heres my survival story, story (cham)- this is my story   so many reasons to sing them, cuz(cham)- true ghetto story   now we got the kingdom         (cham)- i remember those days when hell was my home   when me and mama bed was a big piece of foam   and me never like bathe and my hair never comb   when mama gone a work me go street go roam   i remember when danny dem take me snow cone   and make him licka breda dem kick up jerome   i remember when we visit them with pure big stone   and the boy danny pop out something wit full chrome   i remember when we run, fatta get him knee blown   and me best friend richie got two in him dome   i remember seventh avenue turn in a warzone   and mikey modda a fly him out cuz she got a loan   but, mikey go to foreign and go tun al capone   make whole heap a money and say me in our own   now a we a lock the city and, that is well known   yesterday mikey call me up on mi phone         (chorus)-mi say mikey   we get de ting-dem   dem outta luck now   me squeeze seven and the whole a dem a duck now(cham)- this is my story   we have whole heap a extra clip cau we nuh bruk now greatly (cham)-true ghetto story   rah rah rah rah   (alicia keys)- we got the kingdom so we have to make way   we take it from the bottom to the top baby (cham)- this is my story   and now the whole community can live greatly (cham)-true ghetto story   rah rah rah rah         (alicia keys)- i remember those days when we was dead broke   and i could baraly find a, dollar for a token   hop in the train just to get where im goin   popos after me and runnin like im smokin   remember those days when i went to bed hungry   all i ever ate was white rice and honey   big dreams in my head   empty in my tummy   might crack a smile but   aint nothin funny   i remember playin over needles in the street   everywhere i go a man wants some part of me   dirty dirty hookers and hoes on eleventh avenue   selling bodies for dope   i remember crying saying that will never be me   gonna make it someday gotta be somebody   mommy dont worry   its just you and me   but one day we will get out of this misery         (chorus)-we get de ting-dem   dem outta luck now   me squeeze seven and the whole a dem a duck now cham)- this is my story   we have whole heap a extra clip cau we nuh bruk now(cham)- true ghetto story   rah rah rah rah   (alicia keys)- we got the kingdom so we have to make way   we take it from the bottom to the top baby (cham)- this is my story   and now the whole community can live greatly (cham)- true ghetto story   rah rah rah rah   (alicia keys)- heres my ghetto story, story   been in hell through the fire   gonna take it higher   heres my survival story, story   so many reasons to sing them, cuz   now we got the keys to the kingdom         (cham)- jamaica get screw, through greed an glutton   politics manipulate and press yutes button   but we rich now, so dem can tell man nuttin   cuz a we a make mama a nyam fish an mutton..ehhhh   ova dere so make me tell dem un sumtim   tru mi dey a foreign now a guy kill me cousin   and me here say till today but him say he wasnt   anytime me fly down him a get bout dozen....cause......         (chorus)-we get de ting-dem   dem outta luck now   me squeeze seven and the whole a dem a duck now   we have whole heap a extra clip cau we nuh bruk now   rah rah rah rah   (alicia keys)- we got the kingdom so we have to make way   we take it from the bottom to the top baby   and now the whole community can live greatly   (cham)-rah rah rah rah         (cham)- i remember those days when hell was my home   when me and mama bed was a big piece of foam   and me never like bathe and my hair never comb   when mama gone a work me go street go roam   i remember when danny dem take me snow cone   and make him licka breda dem kick up jerome   i remember ((alicia keys)- i remember) when we visit them with pure big stone   and the boy danny pop out something wit full chrome   i remember ((alicia keys)- i remember) when we run, fatta get him knee blown   and me best friend richie got two in him dome   i remember ((alicia keys)- i remember) seventh avenue turn in a warzone   and mikey modda a fly him out cuz she got a loan   but, mikey go to foreign and go tun al capone   make whole heap a money and say me in our own   now a we a lock the city and, that is well known   yesterday mikey call me up on mi phone   me say mikey