Intro:
ghetto youths, come outta the street corners, caan get to Zion with a carnal mind, righteousness must cover the earth.






Chorus:
Rise ghetto children, arise from your situation

Rise ghetto children, arise this yah generation

Verse 1:

A man was born to survive and try out his best
Never giving in to the pressures of the world
Though, they may be obstacles and stumbling blocks along the way

Don't give up, put your trust in the almighty.

Chorus:

Rise ghetto children, arise from your situation
Rise ghetto children, arise this yah generation


Verse 2:
Ghetto youths, come off the street corners
Go to school, so you won't have to be no fool

Do away with the gangstarism and hooliganism
For he that guards his own soul, stays far away from trouble.


Chorus:
Rise ghetto children, arise from your situation
Rise ghetto children, arise this yah generation


Verse 3:
Where there is a will

I know there is a way
You gots to hold your ground
And never lose your head

An idle mind is the devil's workshop
So youth man, you must be aware


Chorus:
Rise ghetto children, arise from your situation
Rise ghetto children, arise this yah generation


Outro:
This yah generation, this yah generation

The hungary has got to be fed
The naked has got to be clothe