He robbed that grocery store
You're so young you've got so far to go on
'Cause you've seen so much pain and misery
Will you sell caps of madness to the neighborhood?
All your young life you've seen such misery and pain
Everything has got to get better
Everything has got to get better
And don't think you'll reach your goal, young man
Little ghetto boy, you already know how proud life can be
Little ghetto boy, your daddy was blown away
Don't you know that was a sad, sad old day?
And it ain't gonna change
Everything has got to get better
You've gotta fight to make it better
Everything has got to get better
Little ghetto boy you are
Everything has got to get better
Everything has got to get better
The world is a cruel place to live
You gotta believe it yourself in all you do
Little ghetto boy
Yeah, yeah, if you just take the stand
Then you'll see how others will start believing to
And have to face responsibility?
You can make things change, yeah
Will you spend your days and nights in the pool room?
Everything has got to get better
Everything has got to get better
When, when, when you become a man
Then, my son things will start to get better
