Paroles de Born & Raised
Joy Denalane
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 to 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
Pre-
It’s all right
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 all right
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 that 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 clubbing 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
Pre-
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
InterprèteJoy Denalane
LabelSMI
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