(intro)

this a fi di youths pon di corna(cornaa)

society a judge woohh na naaa

this a fi di youths inna di scheme

weh dont got nuttn but a dream

ah brammaa

(verse 1)

as a kid comin up a did lot a cryy

some man weh seh dem bad no dem bad back a timee

mi madda used to bawl and cry a lot of time

she beg mi lock weh mind

cause she waan some piece of minee

and even when mi tell you seh it rough

coming up mi tell you seh mi life it did tough

yeah but ambition mek wi nah go tun nuh cruff

each ?? mi waan di money nuff

(chorus)

hold this a ghetto man dream

a ghetto man storyyy

big up youths weh hustle fi di glory

we nah bow and sell out

a hustle man a hustle fi di food inna di throat

this a ghetto man dream

a ghetto man storyyy

big up youths weh hustle fi di glory

we nah bow and sell out

a hustle bramma hustle fi di food inna di throat yeah

(verse 2)

mi know weh hungry feel like mek mi tell you this

when mi look and pree life and mi reminisce

through we do as weh we like no benedits

dem terrorize wi and dem style wi as terrorist

mr jacket and tie weh di benefits

likkle youths weh own homeless and a nuhpromises

unno style wi as quarters unno prejudices

to every corner every premises

(chorus)

hold this a ghetto man dream

a ghetto man storyyy

big up youths weh hustle fi di glory

we nah bow and sell out

a hustle man a hustle fi di food inna di throat

this a ghetto man dream

a ghetto man storyyy

big up youths weh hustle fi di glory

we nah bow and sell out

a hustle man a hustle fi di food inna di throat

(verse 3)

yo mek mi tell you now all di fax

when wi hustle pon di corna we cyan relax

cah nuff time mi see di neighbours call di cops

we thanks fi snap

and dem waan wi box yeah

we nah beg a di lord we aks

when di war fi start nothing so wi try fi aks

grow ruff so no bwoy cyan call wi stops

??????

(chorus)

hold this a ghetto man dream

a ghetto man storyyy

big up youths weh hustle fi di glory

we nah bow and sell out

a hustle man a hustle fi di food inna di throat

this a ghetto man dream

a ghetto man storyyy

big up youths weh hustle fi di glory

we nah bow and sell out

a hustle man a hustle fi di food inna di throat