Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Born & Raised , by - Joy Denalane. Release date: 25.01.2011
Song language: English
Born & Raised |
| I was the first of three sisters |
| My older brothers would treat me like a princess |
| Sporting flattops and hightop sneakers |
| My feet too small for my brand-new adidas |
| 7 in the evening when my mama calls |
| Were playing dodge ball up against the berlin wall |
| That’s how I was born and raised |
| Now mama, look at where I am today |
| It’s alright |
| Even though we had to struggle |
| Sometimes |
| Even if we stumbled |
| It’s all good |
| Cause I learned how to stay on my feet |
| It’s alright |
| Even though we had to struggle |
| Sometimes |
| Even if we stumbled |
| It’s all good |
| Cause I learned how to do for me |
| If my life’s like your life, then I want for you to know |
| There’s not a thing in the world you can’t achieve |
| If your life’s like my life, you got to keep on keeping on |
| Cause there’s so much more you can be |
| 16 when I first left home |
| Already hard headed thinking I was grown |
| Berlin girl, half african, half caucasian |
| Imagine conflicts I’m facing |
| Skipped school, went clubbin with them black GI’s |
| Arguments on the phone would make my mama cry |
| I fell in love with this thug, daddy threw a fit |
| Only took one year, that nigga’s doing a bid |
| This is back when P.E. |
| gave us identity |
| A young girl in the streets of west germany |
| That’s how I was born and raised |
| Now mama, look at where I am today |
| Hip Hop Soul was the brand new rage |
| Became my real love with Mary J |
| I took my first steps on a spot lit stage |
| It was clear I was here to stay |
| See it wasn’t always easy on this path I chose |
| When it starts getting sleazy don’t know friend from foe |
| That’s when I learned to discern and stand up for me |
| And took control of my own destiny |