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- Composer:
- Norman J. Whitfield
 
- See also:
The Temptations - Masterpiece lyrics
Where I was born ev'rything was dull and dingy
 I lived in a place they called "The Inner City"
 Getting ahead was strictly a no no
 'Cause nobody cares what happens to the folks
 That live in the ghetto
 Thousands of lives wasting away
 People living from day to day
 It's a challenge just staying alive
 'Cause in the ghetto only the strong survive
 Money I ain't got none, job can't find one
 The streets raised me from a baby, ooh
 Thousands of lives wasting away
 People living from day to day
 It's a challenge just staying aliveThe Temptations - Masterpiece - http://motolyrics.com/the-temptations/masterpiece-lyrics.html
 'Cause in the ghetto only the strong survive
 Broken down homes, kids strung out
 They don't even know what life's all about
 Stealin' cars, robbin' bars
 Mugging, drugs, rat infested
 And no one's interested
 Kids dodging cars for recreation
 Only adds to a mother's frustration
 Break-ins, folks comin' home
 And finding all their possessions gone
 Oh it's an ev'ry day thing - well well - in the ghetto 
 Oh it's an ev'ry day thing in the ghetto















