I can hear it, I can hear it I can hear it, I can hear it I can hear it, I can hear it I can hear it, I can hear it I can hear it, I can hear it I can hear it, I can hear it I can hear it, I can hear it I can hear it, I can hear it Gun shot a echo Down in the ghetto (Down, down in the ghetto) Down in the ghetto I can hear it, mmhm I can hear it y'all I can hear it, I can hear it I can hear them echos Gun shot a echo (Down, down in the ghetto) Down in the ghetto I can hear it, mmhm I can hear it y'all I can hear it, I can hear it Just so you know Mi know the youth from him little a grow Mi tell him Relax and chill man and take things slow Mi tell him Ain't no need for you to buss the f4f4 Now hold tight What you a gwaan with you Mr. Man Put down the Glock the nine and the M1 You got to be crazy to buss the M3 Now leave your brother laying Man now how could this be I know something got to be wrong 'Cause everywhere is blam-blam, blam-blam Gun shots a burst in the ghetto Rapa-pam-pam, pam-pam Gun shot a echo Down in the ghetto (Down, down in the ghetto) Down in the ghetto I can hear it, mmhm I can hear it y'all I can hear it, I can hear it I can hear them echos Gun shot a echo (Down, down in the ghetto) Down in the ghetto I can hear it, mmhm I can hear it y'all I can hear it, I can hear it Gun shots like rain Falling down a back lane You see the cops they came out with their M16 And start spraying Mama I feel your pain But how will they explain Things in the garrison Yo it just ain't the same It's like it's a war campaign Gun shot a echo Down in the ghetto (Down, down in the ghetto) Down in the ghetto I can hear it, mmhm I can hear it y'all I can hear it, I can hear it I can hear them echos (Echos) Gun shot a echo (Down, down in the ghetto) Down in the ghetto I can hear it, mmhm I can hear it y'all I can hear it, I can hear it It's such a tragedy To all those families Who lost someone by gun violence So let's just have ourselves a moment of silence Hey, this ain't no joke or no laugh thing These kind of things happen so often The glocks and nine what the youth keep barking Them popping off without even a warning I am asking what's going starky The 44 Magnum put down the 40 I'm begging please don't shoot up the party 'Cause gun shot don't love nobody Gun shot a echo (Echo) Down in the ghetto (Echo) Down in the ghetto I can hear it, mmhm I can hear it y'all I can hear it, I can hear it I can hear them echos (Echo) Gun shot a echo (Echo) Down in the ghetto I can hear it, mmhm I can hear it y'all I can hear it, I can hear it Oh, oh, yeah Bad boys in the streets Rude boys and police Fighting war for peace Will it ever cease