Little Ghetto Boy
By John Legend
2010
1:58
Official Music Video
Little Ghetto Boy by John Legend
Lyrics & Translation
English
My grandmother suits was tailor made, Sundays Mahalia played
Simple familiar ways, like how she kneeled and prayed
Willin, master forgive us, our trust pastors had us real afraid
I never listened yet I still obeyed
I got to see how Philly played at such an early age
What my father was into sent him to his early grave
Then moms started chasing that base, like Willie Mays
My childhood was all of 40 nights and 40 days
Trouble was my ball and chain, shorties would call me names
Humble beginnings but a star is what it all became
My journey from a dirty hallway, to the Hall of Fame
Music my therapeutic way to cope with all this pain
Was headed for the drain, soaking before the rainwater came
And chaos, into the order came
I started doing what I'm 'sposed to do in life
Trying to move out of the dark, and closer to the light
They say if you get a chance to do it, overdo it right
Tomorrow isn't promised every time, you say goodnight
Know what I'm talking about. Uh, yo
Story of a little ghetto boy, check it out
Yeah yeah
Little ghetto boy, oh
Playing in the ghetto street, ay-ay
What you gonna do when you grow up
And have to face responsibility?
Yeah yeah
Will you spend your days and nights in a pool room?
Will you sell caps of madness, to the neighborhood
Little ghetto boy
You already know, how rough life could be
Hard to see, so much pain and misery
Yeah, yeah
Little ghetto boy, yeah
Your daddy was blown away
Hey yeah
He robbed that grocery store yeah
Don't you know that was a sad sad day?
Ey-yeah
All your young life you've seen such misery and pain
The world's a cruel place to live in, it ain't gonna change yeah
You're so young, and you've got so far to go
Don't think you'll reach your goal young man
Talking 'bout the ghetto boy
Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah, yeah little ghetto boy-oy
When when you become a man, yeah
You can make things change
Oh if you just take a stand, yeah yeah
You've got to believe in yourself, in all that you do
You've got to fight to make it better, better
And you will see, that others will start believing too
Then my son, things will start to get better
Hey yeah yeah
[Repeat in background:]
"Everything has got to get better"
Oh
Everything has got to get better
Yeah yeah yeah
Don't you know it's gonna get better
Hey yeah yeah
Got to believe that everything
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Whoa ho whoa whoa whoa
Whoa yeah
Whoa ho oh oh oh
Oh yeah yeah
Yeah, yeah, little ghetto boy
Mm yeah yeah
Spanish translations are provided by the LyricVerse team.
Spanish translation of Little Ghetto Boy by John Legend
Little Ghetto Boy* (original John Legend)
My grandmother suits was tailor made, Sundays Mahalia played
Simple familiar ways, like how she kneeled and prayed
Willin, master forgive us, our trust pastors had us real afraid
I never listened yet I still obeyed
I got to see how Philly played at such an early age
What my father was into sent him to his early grave
Then moms started chasing that base, like Willie Mays
My childhood was all of 40 nights and 40 days
Trouble was my ball and chain, shorties would call me names
Humble beginnings but a star is what it all became
My journey from a dirty hallway, to the Hall of Fame
Music my therapeutic way to cope with all this pain
Was headed for the drain, soaking before the rainwater came
And chaos, into the order came
I started doing what I'm 'sposed to do in life
Trying to move out of the dark, and closer to the light
They say if you get a chance to do it, overdo it right
Tomorrow isn't promised every time, you say goodnight
Know what I'm talking about. Uh, yo
Story of a little ghetto boy, check it out
Yeah yeah
Little ghetto boy, oh
Playing in the ghetto street, ay-ay
What you gonna do when you grow up
And have to face responsibility?
Yeah yeah
Will you spend your days and nights in a pool room?
Will you sell caps of madness, to the neighborhood
Little ghetto boy
You already know, how rough life could be
Hard to see, so much pain and misery
Yeah, yeah
Little ghetto boy, yeah
Your daddy was blown away
Hey yeah
He robbed that grocery store yeah
Don't you know that was a sad sad day?
Ey-yeah
All your young life you've seen such misery and pain
The world's a cruel place to live in, it ain't gonna change yeah
You're so young, and you've got so far to go
Don't think you'll reach your goal young man
Talking 'bout the ghetto boy
Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah, yeah little ghetto boy-oy
When when you become a man, yeah
You can make things change
Oh if you just take a stand, yeah yeah
You've got to believe in yourself, in all that you do
You've got to fight to make it better, better
And you will see, that others will start believing too
Then my son, things will start to get better
Hey yeah yeah
[Repeat in background:]
"Everything has got to get better"
Oh
Everything has got to get better
Yeah yeah yeah
Don't you know it's gonna get better
Hey yeah yeah
Got to believe that everything
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Whoa ho whoa whoa whoa
Whoa yeah
Whoa ho oh oh oh
Oh yeah yeah
Yeah, yeah, little ghetto boy
Mm yeah yeah
Little Ghetto Boy (traducción LyricVerse Team)
Los trajes de mi abuela eran hechos a medida, los domingos Mahalia tocaba
Formas simples y familiares, como ella se arrodillaba y rezaba
Dispuestos, maestro, perdónanos, nuestros pastores de confianza nos tenían muy asustados
Nunca escuché y aun así obedecí
Pude ver cómo jugaba Philly a una edad tan temprana
Lo que mi padre hacía lo llevó a su tumba temprana
Luego mamá empezó a perseguir esa base, como Willie Mays
Mi infancia fue de 40 noches y 40 días
Los problemas eran mi bola y cadena, los chicos me insultaban
Humildes comienzos pero una estrella es lo que todo se convirtió
Mi viaje de un pasillo sucio, al Salón de la Fama
La música mi forma terapéutica de lidiar con todo este dolor
Iba camino al desagüe, empapándome antes de que llegara el agua de lluvia
Y el caos, en el orden entró
Empecé a hacer lo que se supone que debo hacer en la vida
Tratando de salir de la oscuridad, y más cerca de la luz
Dicen que si tienes la oportunidad de hacerlo, hazlo bien en exceso
El mañana no está prometido cada vez que dices buenas noches
Sabes de lo que hablo. Uh, yo
Historia de un pequeño chico del gueto, échale un vistazo
Sí, sí
Pequeño chico del gueto, oh
Jugando en la calle del gueto, ay-ay
¿Qué vas a hacer cuando crezcas
¿Y tengas que enfrentar la responsabilidad?
Sí, sí
¿Pasarás tus días y noches en una sala de billar?
¿Venderás cápsulas de locura, al vecindario
Pequeño chico del gueto
Ya sabes, lo dura que puede ser la vida
Difícil de ver, tanto dolor y miseria
Sí, sí
Pequeño chico del gueto, sí
Tu papá fue asesinado
Hey sí
Él robó esa tienda de comestibles sí
¿No sabes que fue un día muy triste?
Ey-sí
Toda tu joven vida has visto tanta miseria y dolor
El mundo es un lugar cruel para vivir, no va a cambiar sí
Eres tan joven, y tienes tanto camino por recorrer
No creas que alcanzarás tu meta, joven
Hablando del chico del gueto
Sí, sí, sí
Sí, sí, pequeño chico del gueto-o
Cuando cuando te conviertas en un hombre, sí
Puedes hacer que las cosas cambien
Oh si solo tomas una postura, sí sí
Tienes que creer en ti mismo, en todo lo que haces
Tienes que luchar para que sea mejor, mejor
Y verás, que otros también empezarán a creer
Entonces, hijo mío, las cosas empezarán a mejorar
Hey sí sí
[Repeat in background:]
"Todo tiene que mejorar"
Oh
Todo tiene que mejorar
Sí, sí, sí
¿No sabes que va a mejorar?
Hey sí sí
Tienes que creer que todo
Sí, sí, sí, sí
Whoa ho whoa whoa whoa
Whoa sí
Whoa ho oh oh oh
Oh sí sí
Sí, sí, pequeño chico del gueto
Mm sí sí
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