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 

Rest 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 

Nuff 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 rains 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 in the darkest nights 

So rest 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 

Nuff backstabbers and informers 

Hate and 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 in the darkest nights 

Rest you 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 in the darkest nights 

Rest your head let me ease your mind 

I'll sing you a ghetto lullaby