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	Current version of Lauryn Hill Lyrics Every Ghetto, Every City (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/l/lauryn-hill/every-ghetto-every-ci...) Current version of the lyrics						Version 1 of Lauryn Hill Lyrics Every Ghetto, Every City (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/l/lauryn-hill/every-ghetto-every-ci...) Version 1 of the lyrics
1	I was just a little girl, skinny legs, a press and curl						I was just a little girl	1
1							Skinny legs, a press and curl	1
	My mother always thought I'd be a star						My mother always thought I'd be a star
2	But way before my record deal						But way before my record deal,	2
3	Streets          that nurtured Lauryn Hill						The streets that nurtured Lauryn Hill	3
	Made sure that I'd never go too far						Made sure that I'd never go too far
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	Every ghetto, every city and suburban place I've been						Every ghetto, every city and suburban place I've been
	Make me recall my days in the New Jerusalem						Make me recall my days in the New Jerusalem
4							Story starts at Hootaville grew up next to Ivy Hill	4
5	Story starts at Hootaville, grew up next to Ivy Hill						When kids were stealing quartervilles for fun	5
6	When kids were stealin' quartervilles for fun						Kill the guy in Carter park	6
7	Kill the guy in Carter Park						Rode a Mongoose 'til it's dark	7
8	Rode a mongoose 'til it's dark						Watching kids show off the stolen ones	8
2	Watchin' kids show off the stolen ones							2
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	Every ghetto, every city and suburban place I've been						Every ghetto, every city and suburban place I've been
	Make me recall my days in New Jerusalem						Make me recall my days in New Jerusalem
	You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got						You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got
9	Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back						Looking back,	9
2							Looking back, looking back, looking back	2
	You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got						You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got
10	Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back						Looking                                                 back	10
3							Thinking back, thinking back, thinking back	3
11	Bag      of Bontons, twenty cents and a nickel						A bag of Bontons, twenty cents and a nickel	11
	Springfield Ave. had the best popsicles						Springfield Ave. had the best popsicles
	Saturday morning cartoons and Kung-Fu						Saturday morning cartoons and Kung-Fu
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	Main street roots tonic with the dreds						Main street roots tonic with the dreds
	A beef patty and some coco bread						A beef patty and some coco bread
	Move the patch from my Lees to the tongue of my shoe						Move the patch from my Lees to the tongue of my shoe
	'Member Frelng-Huysen used to have the bomb leather						'Member Frelng-Huysen used to have the bomb leather
12	Back when Doug Fresh and Slick Rick was together						Back when Doug Fresh and Slick Rick were together	12
13	Lookin' at the crew, we thought we'd all live forever						Looking at the crew, we thought we'd all live forever	13
	You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got						You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got
14	Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back						Looking back,	14
4							Looking back, looking back, looking back	4
	You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got						You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got
15	Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back						Looking                                                 back	15
5							Thinking back, thinking back, thinking back	5
16	Drill teams on Munn Street						Drill teams on Munn street	16
	Remember when Hawthorne and Chancellor had beef						Remember when Hawthorne and Chancellor had beef
17	Movin' Records was on Central Ave.						Moving Records was on Central Ave.	17
	I was there at dancing school						I was there at dancing school
18	South Orange Ave. at Borlin' Pool						South Orange Ave. at Borlin pool	18
	Unaware of what we didn't have						Unaware of what we didn't have
6							Writing your friends' names on your jeans with a marker	6
19	Writin' my friends' names on my jeans with a marker						July 4th races off of Parker	19
20	July 4th races outside of Parker						Fireworks at Martin stadium	20
21	Fireworks at Martin Stadium						The Untouchable P.S.P., where all them crazy niggers	21
22	The Untouchable P.S.P. where all them crazy nigga be						be	22
	And car thieves got away through Irvington						And car thieves got away through Irvington
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	Hillside brings beef with the cops						Hillside brings beef with the cops
	Self-Destruction record drops						Self-Destruction record drops
	And everybody's name was Muslim						And everybody's name was Muslim
6	Children grow and women produce and							6
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	Sensations and '88 attracted kids from out-of-state						Sensations and '88 attracted kids from out-of-state
	And everybody used to do the wop						And everybody used to do the wop
23	Jack, jack, jack ya body						Jack, Jack, Jack ya body	23
	Nah, the Biz Mark used to amp up the party						Nah, the Biz Mark used to amp up the party
	I wish those days, they didn't stop						I wish those days, they didn't stop
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	Every ghetto, every city and suburban place I've been						Every ghetto, every city and suburban place I've been
	Make me recall my days in New Jerusalem						Make me recall my days in New Jerusalem
	You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got						You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got
24	Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back						Looking back,	24
25	You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got						Looking back, looking back, looking back	25
9	Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back							9
10								10
	You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got						You know it's hot, don't forget what you've got
26	Looking back, lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back						Looking                                                 back	26
7							Thinking back, thinking back, thinking back	7
27	Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back						Thinking back, thinking back, thinking back	27
11	Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back							11
12	Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back							12
13	Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back							13
14	Lookin' back, lookin' back, lookin' back							14

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