Gotham City (Remix)

[R. Kelly:]
Gotham City for the ghetto, ghetto
Gotham City for the ghetto, ghetto

Uh yo yo, everybody's talking about the good ol' days, the good ol' days
Everybody's talking about the good ol' days (I remember)
Ha, I remember when me and my brother used to sit up on the porch
In the summertime and just talk about.. just making it
Know what I'm saying being successful and following after dreams
And uh.. I believe that's every kids dream, ya know what I'm saying
To rise and be somebody but damn sometimes we just get caught up

I ain't got no money and I ain't got no friends
Looks like my world is coming to an end
No food on the table, no clothes on my back
No shoes on my feet and I just barely gotta used Cadillac
Now ain't that ghetto for ya
But some how it's got to change yeah, ghetto for ya
So I took this remix and rearranged Gotham City, city of love
(City of love), a city of peace for everyone of us (For everyone of us)
'Cause we all need it, can't live without it (Can't live without it)
Gotham City for the ghetto, yeah

[Strings:]
Gotham City for the ghetto, that's what I'm talking about
Ghetto fabulous, to a nigga health be hazardous
If you wanna test wrath in us, for the respect
S-T-R-I-N-G-S, yes, fuck the rest
Give me the best, why should I have to settle for less
When I could push V-12s in finesse
Wha-wha whew and all that mess
You can try to hold me back but I
Keep on trucking 'til I hit the sky
Even if you wanted to ya can't deny
Gotta feed baby girl, do or die

[R. Kelly:]
We keep talking about escalating (Escalating), well who's gonna go first
Guess I'll be the one to step up
If you don't follow me it would be the worst
Every time something goes down, somebody's crying ghetto tears
Hope I'm not raining on your parade
But this is not what's keeping it real is, now ain't that ghetto for ya
But some how it's got to change yeah, ghetto for ya
So I took this remix and rearranged a Gotham City
City of love (Uh huh, uh, huh, uh huh)
A city of peace, for every one of us, oh yeah (That's right)
'Cause we all need it, can't live without it, oh yeah yeah
A Gotham City for the ghetto

[Strings:]
Uh, uh, uh check it out
Now motherfucker wanna act surprised
'Cause you afraid to change and scared to rise
That's why ya ass getting left behind
Nigga outta sight, nigga outta mind
'Cause ain't nobody gonna stop the dream
Talk that shit, lock my cream
Negativity ya got to let it go
Having Gotham City free ya soul

[R. Kelly:]
And we all need it, hey hey hey
Gotham City for the ghetto (Gotham City for the ghetto)
Yeah (That's right) uh hmm
Calling on Heaven
Send yo love down to the ghetto, uh hmm
Talking about a land where, oh yeah
Where there will be no more crying
No more crying no, oh yeah
A place where we can all just get along, yeah
And children will sing ghetto love songs (Sing y'all and smile)
And a land where, city of love
And a land where, for every one of us