I Was Raised With

Lyrics

[Intro: Lil' Keke] We back at the round table (Yes) We was raised so much different Hood politics bein' discussed (Yung Bala on the beat) Let's go, yeah [Chorus: Lil' Keke] I was raised with real niggas and strong women (Strong) Took a dip on that deep side and still swimmin' (Still) I'm out here holdin' my nuts, you better grow a pair (A pair) I put my flag in the streets and I got paid there (Yeah) I was raised with real niggas and grown men (Grown) Fell in love with the game and, yes, I'm still in (I swear) When you're chasin' that money, the favor ain't fair (Fair) I put my flag in the streets and I got paid there (Listen) [Verse 1: Lil' Keke] So many hustlers and soldiers that came from 'round here (Here) It couldn't rain forever, so now the storm clear (Clear) They say the water too deep, but I kept floatin' by (By) I'm tryna get on my feet, the clouds so high (Let's go) Since an adolescent ('Lescent), been in the streets pressin' (Pressin') Bein' raised by strong women is so refreshin' (It is) I was told by real niggas don't ever fold (Fold) And whatever you sell, don't let it be your soul (Never) They was followin' my lead, but yet they went astray ('Stray) I still planted my flag and prayed every day (I did) It wasn't nothin' fraud (Fraud), about my lunch card (Card) Texas boy, was raised draggin' his nuts hard (Nuts) [Chorus: Lil' Keke & Krazo] I was raised with real niggas and strong women (Women) Took a dip on that deep side and still swimmin' (I am) I'm out here holdin' my nuts, you better grow a pair (Pair) I put my flag in the streets and I got paid there (There) I was raised with real niggas and grown men (Men) Fell in love with the game and, yes, I'm still in (I'm in) When you're chasin' that money, the favor ain't fair (Fair) I put my flag in the streets and I got paid there (Killa) [Verse 2: Krazo] I'm older now, movin' like I have somethin' Ball like Trav Hunter, I reach out and bag somethin' Cash money, ask LaTonya White, that's a bad woman Got heart from her, taught me how to not to be a crash dummy As for me, I was in the streets with the athletes That only ran track when the laws got out on feet Pimp taught me put her on a track, that's a high speed For what I need, a couple thousand dollars and a pound of weed The heart of a hustler, not a jacker or a thief I'm a dog without a leash in these H-Town streets I was raised to be a G, four thousand BBT This for Broderick Ryan, R.I.P., nigga, for real [Chorus: Lil' Keke & Black Da Beast] I was raised with real niggas and strong women (Strong) Took a dip on that deep side and still swimmin' (Still) I'm out here holdin' my nuts, you better grow a pair (Better) I put my flag in the streets and I got paid there (Paid) I was raised with real niggas and grown men (Know what I'm sayin'?) Fell in love with the game and, yes, I'm still in (Let's go) When you're chasin' that money, the favor ain't fair (Black Da Beast) I put my flag in the streets and I got paid there [Verse 3: Black Da Beast] Mama there, daddy there, this wasn't no broken home (Uh-uh) But I got tired of askin', so I learned to hold my own (Go get it) Me, Ju, and T down at Chili house, had hoop dreams (Know what I'm sayin'?) It's safe to say that I'm tied in like shoestrings (I'm him) We Texas hustlin', out in Houston like I'm E. Kember Supply my hood with them goods, call me the street Santa (Go get 'em) Got more ties than a warden like I'm related to Jay Me and my team eatin' good, I'll save you a plate I broke bread and bust spreads with plenty niggas But they don't do me like I do 'em unless it's beneficial How you gon' knock what God said? You hard-head One day, the last'll be first just like the Lord said (Listen) [Chorus: Lil' Keke] I was raised with real niggas and strong women (Raised) Took a dip on that deep side and still swimmin' (I still) I'm out here holdin' my nuts, you better grow a pair (Yeah) I put my flag in the streets and I got paid there (The streets) I was raised with real niggas and grown men (Men) Fell in love with the game and, yes, I'm still in (I'm in) When you're chasin' that money, the favor ain't fair (Fair) I put my flag in the streets and I got paid there [Outro: Lil' Keke] Welcome to the streets We speak this shit from our heart It's been that way since the start The game