The Way I Was Raised
(专辑: Poverty And Prosperity - 2015)
[Hook Mike Marshall:] It's the
way I
was raised It's the
way I
was raised It's the
way I
was raised It's the
way they raised me It's the
way I
was raised Put up yo' dukes and put down yo' guns Eating soup with a
fork, crackers and crumbs Living in the
ghetto with the
hustlers and bums Selling dope to my best friend, daddies and moms Life in the
slum, in the
gutter, and in the
sewer In the
bottomless pits, where they say we ain't got no future Po-po empty they clips, rifles and Rugers Local law enforcement, FBI, state troopers I
was just looking at the
news Some people ain't got nothing to lose Then one of my dudes say "God take care of babies and fools" He grew up poor, shoes too little Corns hecka sore, I
seen this movie before Keep your faith, say your prayer before you go to sleep Get on yo' knees and thank God you on yo' feet [Hook Mike Marshall:] It's the
way I
was raised It's the
way I
was raised It's the
way I
was raised It's the
way they raised me It's the
way I
was raised My potna's broad been messing around on him, but I'm scare to tell him Cause he might turn on me, thought we was family Why peoples be taking they anger out on people that go they back Falling out over dumb stuff, something as simple as that Be careful on the
phones, they might be hot as heater You never know when they taping or got you on the
loudspeaker In real life, not a
trailer or a
teaser This ain't Netflix for no actors right here Who got a
beer? I'm stressed out When I
was 12 years old, I
had a
paper route Raised in the
soil, you can't be a
little hussy Or a
powder puff, gotta be thuggy Money on my mind, grew up eating swine Never talk or tell, never drop a
dime That's what the
ave always woke me to I
guess the
ave never spoke to you [Hook Mike Marshall:] It's the
way I
was raised It's the
way I
was raised It's the
way I
was raised It's the
way they raised me It's the
way I
was raised [Mike Marshall:] I
remember in the
day I
had to walk all the
way home from school That's the
way I
was raised And look here, I
recall Sometimes, we had nothing at all to eat And mama worked it out That's the
way I
was raised Respect your elders, talking back will get you took My mama will give you certain looks That's a
warning when you going a
little overboard Back then, mamas would whoop you with extension cords But I
don't hate her for that Cause she the
sweetest thing to her grandchildren, and that's a
fact And they wanna rap My suggestion is let 'em do that So many mothers lost they sons to the
streets It's sad when they get that phone call or knock on the
door from the
police It's bad when our loved one's deceased We glad when we know they're at peace Ashes to ashes and dust to dust Too many of us be tripping off small stuff Keep your faith, say your prayer before you go to sleep Get on yo' knees and thank God you on yo' feet [Hook Mike Marshall:] It's the
way I
was raised It's the
way I
was raised It's the
way I
was raised It's the
way they raised me It's the
way I
was raised [Mike Marshall:] I
remember in the
day I
had to walk all the
way home from school That's the
way I
was raised And look here, I
recall Sometimes, we had nothing at all to eat And mama worked it out That's the
way I
was raised [Hook Mike Marshall:] That's the
way I
was raised That's the
way I
was raised That's the
way I
was raised It's the
way they raised me