Little child, runnin' wild
Watch a while
You see he never smilesBroken home, father gone
Mama tired, so he's all alone
Kind of sad, kind of mad
Ghetto child, thinkin' he's been hadBut I can just hear him
In the back of his mind sayin'
Didn't have to be hereYou didn't have to love for me
While I was just a nothin' child
Why couldn't y'all just let me be
Let me be, let me be, let me be?Little child, runnin' wild
Watch a while
You see he never smilesBroken home, daddy gone
Mama tired and he's all alone
Kind of sad, oh baby, kind of mad
Ghetto child, thinkin' he's been hadAnd I can just hear him sayin'
I didn't have to be here
You didn't have to love for meWhile I was just a nothin' child
Why couldn't they just let me be
Let me be, let me be, let me be?Ain't got no money
I got to play in the alleys, ain't got no pride
Just took everything out of me, I got it sadGot to make it alone
Got to get away from home
There's ain't no fun, my life I just runRun on, run on, run on ghetto child
Run on ghetto child
Run on ghetto child
Run on ghetto childYou're runnin' wild
Watch a while
You see he never smiles
Father gone, alright