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Lauryn Hill Every Ghetto, Every City Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.33/10 [3 votes]Album: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill / Original Release Date: 1998-08-25Genre: PopSong Duration: 5 min 14 sec
LAURYN HILL
- Every Ghetto, Every City Lyrics / with translationsI was just a little girl, skinny legs, a press and curl
My mother always thought I'd be a star
But way before my record deal
Streets that nurtured Lauryn Hill
Made sure that I'd never go too far
Every ghetto, every city and suburban place I've been
Make me recall my days in the New Jerusalem
Story starts at Hootaville, grew up next to Ivy Hill
When kids were stealin' quartervilles for fun
Kill the guy in Carter Park
Rode a mongoose 'til it's dark
Watchin' kids show off the stolen ones
Every ghetto, every city and suburban place I've been
Make me recall my days in New Jerusalem
You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
Bag of Bontons, twenty cents and a nickel
Springfield Ave. had the best popsicles
Saturday morning cartoons and Kung-Fu
Main street roots tonic with the dreds
A beef patty and some coco bread
Move the patch from my Lees to the tongue of my shoe
'Member Frelng-Huysen used to have the bomb leather
Back when Doug Fresh and Slick Rick was together
Lookin' at the crew, we thought we'd all live forever
You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
Drill teams on Munn Street
Remember when Hawthorne and Chancellor had beef
Movin' Records was on Central Ave.
I was there at dancing school
South Orange Ave. at Borlin' Pool
Unaware of what we didn't have
Writin' my friends' names on my jeans with a marker
July 4th races outside of Parker
Fireworks at Martin Stadium
The Untouchable P.S.P. where all them crazy nigga be
And car thieves got away through Irvington
Hillside brings beef with the cops
Self-Destruction record drops
And everybody's name was Muslim
Children grow and women produce and
Sensations and '88 attracted kids from out-of-state
And everybody used to do the wop
Jack, jack, jack ya body
Nah, the Biz Mark used to amp up the party
I wish those days, they didn't stop
Every ghetto, every city and suburban place I've been
Make me recall my days in New Jerusalem
You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got
Looking back, lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
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My mother always thought I'd be a star
But way before my record deal
Streets that nurtured Lauryn Hill
Made sure that I'd never go too far
Every ghetto, every city and suburban place I've been
Make me recall my days in the New Jerusalem
Story starts at Hootaville, grew up next to Ivy Hill
When kids were stealin' quartervilles for fun
Kill the guy in Carter Park
Rode a mongoose 'til it's dark
Watchin' kids show off the stolen ones
Every ghetto, every city and suburban place I've been
Make me recall my days in New Jerusalem
You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
Bag of Bontons, twenty cents and a nickel
Springfield Ave. had the best popsicles
Saturday morning cartoons and Kung-Fu
Main street roots tonic with the dreds
A beef patty and some coco bread
Move the patch from my Lees to the tongue of my shoe
'Member Frelng-Huysen used to have the bomb leather
Back when Doug Fresh and Slick Rick was together
Lookin' at the crew, we thought we'd all live forever
You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
Drill teams on Munn Street
Movin' Records was on Central Ave.
I was there at dancing school
South Orange Ave. at Borlin' Pool
Unaware of what we didn't have
Writin' my friends' names on my jeans with a marker
July 4th races outside of Parker
Fireworks at Martin Stadium
The Untouchable P.S.P. where all them crazy nigga be
And car thieves got away through Irvington
Hillside brings beef with the cops
Self-Destruction record drops
And everybody's name was Muslim
Children grow and women produce and
Sensations and '88 attracted kids from out-of-state
And everybody used to do the wop
Jack, jack, jack ya body
Nah, the Biz Mark used to amp up the party
I wish those days, they didn't stop
Every ghetto, every city and suburban place I've been
Make me recall my days in New Jerusalem
You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got
Looking back, lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back
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Facts about Every Ghetto, Every City
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Every Ghetto, Every City is written by David Axelrod, Tejumold Newton, Vada J. Nobles, Lauryn N. Hill, Johari Newton, Rasheem Pugh.
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It is first released on August 25, 1998 as part of Lauryn Hill's album "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" which includes 16 tracks in total. This song is the 10th track on this album.
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When we analyze the meaning behind the words, Lauryn Hill’s 'Every Ghetto, Every City' song looks back at the artist's early years spent in different neighborhoods, thus bringing out the nostalgic feeling and the sense of community that these places had in the past. The text of the song gives a very detailed image of the artist's former life by using expressions like 'New Jerusalem' to indicate where memories had been made, thereby reiterating the need to keep in mind one's origin and the formative experiences of one's life. The Every ghetto, every city lyrics can be mainly associated with nostalgia, reflection, joy, love, and celebration. On the other side, the song emphasizes the necessity of nostalgia and reflection, upbringing and environment, and community and shared experiences. The lyrics offer some allusions to violence and mature issues connected with growing up in a rough surrounding, thus making it not too appropriate for very young children. Nevertheless, the overall material does not reach the intensity that would categorize it as a higher rating and there is no use of explicit language or drugs.
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Every Ghetto, Every City falls under the genre Pop.
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Every Ghetto, Every City song length is 5 minutes and 14 seconds.
Who wrote Every Ghetto, Every City lyrics?
Every Ghetto, Every City is written by David Axelrod, Tejumold Newton, Vada J. Nobles, Lauryn N. Hill, Johari Newton, Rasheem Pugh.
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When was Every Ghetto, Every City released?
It is first released on August 25, 1998 as part of Lauryn Hill's album "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" which includes 16 tracks in total. This song is the 10th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Every Ghetto, Every City lyrics?
When we analyze the meaning behind the words, Lauryn Hill’s 'Every Ghetto, Every City' song looks back at the artist's early years spent in different neighborhoods, thus bringing out the nostalgic feeling and the sense of community that these places had in the past. The text of the song gives a very detailed image of the artist's former life by using expressions like 'New Jerusalem' to indicate where memories had been made, thereby reiterating the need to keep in mind one's origin and the formative experiences of one's life. The Every ghetto, every city lyrics can be mainly associated with nostalgia, reflection, joy, love, and celebration. On the other side, the song emphasizes the necessity of nostalgia and reflection, upbringing and environment, and community and shared experiences. The lyrics offer some allusions to violence and mature issues connected with growing up in a rough surrounding, thus making it not too appropriate for very young children. Nevertheless, the overall material does not reach the intensity that would categorize it as a higher rating and there is no use of explicit language or drugs.
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Which genre is Every Ghetto, Every City?
Every Ghetto, Every City falls under the genre Pop.
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How long is the song Every Ghetto, Every City?
Every Ghetto, Every City song length is 5 minutes and 14 seconds.
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these lyrics are last corrected by jazzmine hugginsSongwriter(s): David Axelrod, Tejumold Newton, Vada J. Nobles, Lauryn N. Hill, Johari Newton, Rasheem Pugh
Record Label(s): 1998 Ruffhouse Records LP WARNING All Rights Reserved Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws
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