Born and Raised (Explicit)

Born and Raised - Smif n Wessun/Jr. Kelly

Written by：D. Yates Jr/T. Williams/K. Sarfehjooy/N. Phillips/K. Morgan

Dem seh a how we live mek we nuh know better yah

Inna di rainy rainy weather we a guarded 'pon di border

We haffi hol' di order

Still yuh know we dere 'pon we own

Cau' we a likkle we a search for gold

Nuh mek no bwoy come take we throne

We haffi hol' it strong yah yah

I was born and raised

In a place everyday where bullets nuh stop reign

I was born and raised

Wit' a spliff inna mi mout' and a gun 'pon me waist

I was born and raised

By di pimps an' di hustlers the homeless the strays

I was born and raised to know recognize slow all di hate

Rudebwoy grown upon the yeah damn two

Runnin' 'round doin' what the rudebwoy do

Wanna be a bad man bad man bad man

He was born up in the badland badland

Never knew his father

No one there to give him guidance

Started smokin' marijuana

Hanging out having all nighters nighters

His mommy never liked it

She told him I won't come visit you in rikers

She said you never wan' go rikers island

He caught a charge for carrying a gun

For some it's rites of passage

To the streets we make a marriage

Concrete jungle with the savages

We facin' different challenges

Only the strong will survive

Living in the belly 'cause the beast swallow you alive

Preaches couldn't save him but a gangster still prays

Keep the humble when you hustle

Live to see another day I

I was born and raised

In a place everyday where bullets nuh stop reign

I was born and raised

Wit' a spliff inna mi mout' and a gun 'pon me waist

I was born and raised

By di pimps an' di hustlers the homeless the strays

I was born and raised to know recognize slow all di hate

What type of ni**a slang and bang in the streets

A bad man bad man

That's the type of company you keep

They say the energy gets circulated

Vibes get communicated

The actions and the mannerisms imitated

Sharp dressed

Sharp dressed

Jah Bless

Jah Bless

When you see 'em salute your highness salute

He's one of fifteen out his daddy's sack daddy's sack

Him was a true gun man so him come from that

Raised in the ghetto singin' songs of survival

Where we learn to conquer fears and our friends become our rivals

It's a it's a concrete jungle where the savage rules

And violence begets violence wah yuh do

Live fast fast die young die young

You never know when the death angel come

Life is shorter than a midget on the curbside

So lift up your life and enjoy the ride

I was born and raised

In a place everyday where bullets nuh stop reign

I was born and raised

Wit' a spliff inna mi mout' and a gun 'pon me waist

I was born and raised

By di pimps an' di hustlers the homeless the strays

I was born and raised to know recognize slow all di hate

I was born and raised

In a place everyday where bullets nuh stop reign

I was born and raised

Wit' a spliff inna mi mout' and a gun 'pon me waist

I was born and raised

By di pimps an' di hustlers the homeless the strays

I was born and raised