Hush little shorty don't you cry I'll sing you a ghetto lullaby When things get rough, let me dry your eyes Give you the strength, hold your head up high When this cold world never do you right I'll hold you down through the darkest nights So ease your head, let me ease your mind I'll sing you a ghetto lullaby Where shall I begin To teach you what could take a lifetime to learn No lies will be told, with each day the truth will unfold Picture if you can, a mountain so high that you can't see the top An ocean so wide, you can see where it meets the sky Well that's how far you're gonna have to go Hold on tight shorty don't let go Those rain will fall and those winds will blow Out in those streets it can be so cold Hush little shorty don't you cry I'll sing you a ghetto lullaby When things get rough, let me dry your eyes Give you the strength, hold your head up high When this cold world never do you right I'll hold you down through the darkest nights So ease your head, let me ease your mind I'll sing you a ghetto lullaby I'm looking at you, A picture of innocence framed within trust Each river you cross, filled with the unknown not so treasureous All envy and greed, Will rip you apart and leave you to bleed An incessantly cut you up with no trace of mercy No backstabbers and informers Hate's a disease so let me warn ya Sharks in the ocean will raise their teeth Lets all run fast when you see Hush little shorty don't you cry I'll sing you a ghetto lullaby When things get rough, let me dry your eyes Give you the strength, hold your head up high When this cold world never do you right I'll hold you down through the darkest nights So ease your head, let me ease your mind I'll sing you a ghetto lullaby
Ooooohhh Dry your eyes don't you cry Not tonight If you just try you will find your sunrise Hush little shorty don't you cry I'll sing you a ghetto lullaby When things get rough, let me dry your eyes Give you the strength, hold your head up high When this cold world never do you right I'll hold you down through the darkest nights So ease your head, let me ease your mind I'll sing you a ghetto lullaby
[00:01.00]Shontelle - Ghetto Lullabye [00:04.00] [00:11.52]Hush little shorty don't you cry [00:14.85]I'll sing you a ghetto lullaby [00:17.40]When things get rough, let me dry your eyes [00:20.01]Give you the strength, hold your head up high [00:22.39]When this cold world never do you right [00:25.08]I'll hold you down through the darkest nights [00:27.42]So ease your head, let me ease your mind [00:29.83]I'll sing you a ghetto lullaby [00:32.53]Where shall I begin [00:35.12]To teach you what could take a lifetime to learn [00:37.69]No lies will be told, [00:39.97]with each day the truth will unfold [00:42.54]Picture if you can, [00:44.93]a mountain so high that you can't see the top [00:47.43]An ocean so wide, [00:49.62]you can see where it meets the sky [00:52.12]Well that's how far you're gonna have to go [00:54.87]Hold on tight shorty don't let go [00:57.41]Those rain will fall and those winds will blow [00:59.92]Out in those streets it can be so cold [01:02.37]Hush little shorty don't you cry [01:04.82]I'll sing you a ghetto lullaby [01:07.41]When things get rough, let me dry your eyes [01:10.02]Give you the strength, hold your head up high [01:12.42]When this cold world never do you right [01:14.89]I'll hold you down through the darkest nights [01:17.44]So ease your head, let me ease your mind [01:19.84]I'll sing you a ghetto lullaby [01:22.31]I'm looking at you, [01:24.82]A picture of innocence framed within trust [01:27.80]Each river you cross, [01:29.72]filled with the unknown not so treasureous [01:32.35]All envy and greed, [01:34.78]Will rip you apart and leave you to bleed [01:37.47]An incessantly cut you up with no trace of mercy [01:42.30]No backstabbers and informers [01:44.93]Hate's a disease so let me warn ya [01:47.57]Sharks in the ocean will raise their teeth [01:49.96]Lets all run fast when you see [01:52.48]Hush little shorty don't you cry [01:54.82]I'll sing you a ghetto lullaby [01:57.51]When things get rough, let me dry your eyes [01:59.91]Give you the strength, hold your head up high [02:02.36]When this cold world never do you right [02:04.79]I'll hold you down through the darkest nights [02:07.46]So ease your head, let me ease your mind [02:09.94]I'll sing you a ghetto lullaby [02:12.41] [02:21.55]Ooooohhh [02:23.74]Dry your eyes don't you cry [02:28.93]Not tonight [02:32.55]If you just try you will find your sunrise [02:43.77]Hush little shorty don't you cry [02:47.29]I'll sing you a ghetto lullaby [02:49.97]When things get rough, let me dry your eyes [02:52.41]Give you the strength, hold your head up high [02:54.89]When this cold world never do you right [02:57.24]I'll hold you down through the darkest nights [02:59.89]So ease your head, let me ease your mind [03:02.47]I'll sing you a ghetto lullaby
