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The Way I Was Raised (feat. Mike Marshall)
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[Chorus: Mike Marshall]
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It's the way I was raised
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It's the way I was raised
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It's the way I was raised
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It's the way they raised me
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It's the way I was raised
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[Verse 1: E-40]
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Put up yo' dukes and put down yo' guns
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Eatin' soup with a fork, crackers and crumbs
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Livin' in the ghetto with the hustlers and bums
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Sellin' dope to my best friend, daddies and moms
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Life in the slum, in the gutter, and in the sewer
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In the bottomless pits, where they say we ain't got no future
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Po-po empty they clips, rifles and Rugers
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Local law enforcement, FBI, state troopers
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I was just lookin' at the news
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Some people ain't got nothin' to lose
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Then one of my dudes say
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"God take care of babies and fools"
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He grew up poor, shoes too little
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Corns hecka sore, I seen this movie before
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Keep your faith, say your prayer before you go to sleep
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Get on yo' knees and thank God you on yo' feet
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[Chorus: Mike Marshall]
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It's the way I was raised
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It's the way I was raised
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It's the way I was raised
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It's the way they raised me
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It's the way I was raised
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[Verse 2: E-40]
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My potna's broad been messin' around on him, but I'm scare to tell him
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Cause he might turn on me, thought we was family
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Why peoples be takin' they anger out on people that go they back
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Fallin' out over dumb stuff, somethin' as simple as that
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Be careful on the phones, they might be hot as heater
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You never know when they tapin' or got you on the loudspeaker
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In real life, not a trailer or a teaser
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This ain't Netflix for no actors right here
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Who got a beer? I'm stressed out
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When I was 12 years old, I had a paper route
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Raised in the soil, you can't be a little hussy
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Or a powder puff, gotta be thuggy
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Money on my mind, grew up eatin' swine
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Never talk or tell, never drop a dime
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That's what the ave always woke me to
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I guess the ave never spoke to you
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[Chorus: Mike Marshall]
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It's the way I was raised
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It's the way I was raised
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It's the way I was raised
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It's the way they raised me
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It's the way I was raised
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[Bridge: Mike Marshall]
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I remember in the day
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I had to walk all the way home from school
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That's the way I was raised
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And look here, I recall
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Sometimes, we had nothing at all to eat
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And mama worked it out
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That's the way I was raised
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[Verse 3: E-40]
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Respect your elders, talkin' back will get you took
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My mama will give you certain looks
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That's a warning when you going a little overboard
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Back then, mamas would whoop you with extension cords
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But I don't hate her for that
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Cause she the sweetest thing to her grandchildren, and that's a fact
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And they wanna rap
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My suggestion is let 'em do that
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So many mothers lost they sons to the streets
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It's sad when they get that phone call or knock on the door from the police
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It's bad when our loved one's deceased
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We glad when we know they're at peace
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Ashes to ashes and dust to dust
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Too many of us be trippin' off small stuff
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Keep your faith, say your prayer before you go to sleep
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Get on yo' knees and thank God you on yo' feet
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[Chorus: Mike Marshall]
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It's the way I was raised
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It's the way I was raised
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It's the way I was raised
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It's the way they raised me
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It's the way I was raised
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[Bridge: Mike Marshall]
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I remember in the day
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I had to walk all the way home from school
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That's the way I was raised
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And look here, I recall
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Sometimes, we had nothing at all to eat
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And mama worked it out
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That's the way I was raised
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[Chorus: Mike Marshall]
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That's the way I was raised
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That's the way I was raised
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That's the way I was raised
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It's the way they raised me
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