Intro

Papoose:

You wanna go to war let's get it in 

If war bring peace I'm with it then

I don't start beef I finish it

Ghetto soldiers we militant



Bridge

Akon: 

I don't like to fuss or fight, just tryin to live life right 

Don't take my kindness for weakness cause I will take your life 

First I will walk away, unless you push me to play 

That's somethin I know you'll regret so please don't forget 



Chorus

Akon:

I'm a ghetto soldier, desperado!!!!

I'm a ghetto soldier, gunman sing oh!!!!!!!

I'm a ghetto soldier, cowboy sing oh!!!

I'm a ghetto soldier, bad man sing oh!!!!!! (HEY!!!)



Verse 1

Papoose:

The soldiers get trained by the lieutenant 

The lieutenant get all his orders from the Captain 

General, when I was young I got drafted 

Sent me to the army of Brooklyn those bastards 

Fallen soldiers my homies lay in caskets 

They couldn't survive the Heat just like the Mavericks 

And I don't buy Wolf tickets from niggas 

But niggas be wolfin so I walk around with my Clippers 

Some of my people was alive for my struggle 

But didn't live to see my success 

They wanted to see me make it but got stripped naked 

And laid in the morgue cause of death 

So yo now that I'm successful how could I celebrate it 

They died early so in their eyes I never made it 

I ain't gonna give you my life you gotta take it 

Soldier, I'm goin out blazin 



Chorus

Akon:

I'm a ghetto soldier, desperado!!!! 

I'm a ghetto soldier, gunman sing oh!!!!!!! 

I'm a ghetto soldier, cowboy sing oh!!! 

I'm a ghetto soldier, bad man sing oh!!!!!! (HEY!!!) 



Verse 2

Papoose (Akon):

We said the same thing at the same time I ain't knock on wood 

Black cat crossed my path my luck's still good 

Broke a mirror I ain't get seven years of bad luck 

Nothin bad ain't even happened my left eye jumped 

Put my hat on the bed when I walked in the room 

Swept my feet and I didn't even spit on the broom 

What I'm tryin to say is I'm not superstitious 

Akon what am I? (I'm a Ghetto soldier) 

My right hand itchin been had money kid 

I even opened the umbrella in the crib 

Bought my girl some shoes she didn't walk out of my life 

No bad luck I skipped the Po twice 

No superstition just wise intuition 

On the battlefield, get killed to do the killin 

By the way my good luck charm is a biscuit 

Ghetto soldier till the endin 



Bridge

Akon:

I don't like to fuss or fight, just tryin to live life right 

Don't take my kindness for weakness cause I will take your life 

First I will walk away, unless you push me to play 

That's somethin I know you'll regret so please don't forget 



Chorus

Akon:

I'm a ghetto soldier, desperado!!!! 

I'm a ghetto soldier, gunman sing oh!!!!!!! 

I'm a ghetto soldier, cowboy sing oh!!! 

I'm a ghetto soldier, bad man sing oh!!!!!! (HEY!!!) 



Verse 3

Papoose:

No pain no gain all the trauma is killin me 

Pain can't swim that's why I drown in the Hennesey 

Tied to the enemy run in your crib slump you in your fireplace 

And have smoke comin out of your chimney 

I can see straight through your plot and your trickery 

It don't mean shit to me 

I'm tryin to get to the bottom of it 

But I lost a whole lot of my energy 

Tryin to get to the bottom of a bottomless industry 

Nowadays all I got is my pride and my dignity 

You ridin with sympathy they say misery needs company 

Why keep them company you kiddin me? 

When I can grab a weapon and put him out of his misery 

Send shots at you to tell you I'm not playin 

When you fire back you let me know what you sayin 

This gun bustin it's like an unspoken language 

We communicate with our gun this shit is dangerous 



Chorus

Akon:

I'm a ghetto soldier, desperado!!!! 

I'm a ghetto soldier, gunman sing oh!!!!!!! 

I'm a ghetto soldier, cowboy sing oh!!! 

I'm a ghetto soldier, bad man sing oh!!!!!! (HEY!!!)