Raised Up - Nate Smith

When Momma used my full name, I knew she meant business I learned to say, "Yes sir" from the first time that I didn't I've felt that bible belt and I know what soap tastes like I've done my share of wrong, but I was raised up right And I figured out that midnight ain't the same as 12:03 You can't go on a date when your Daddy's got your keys There's cocaine in your sock drawer will keep you home on Friday nights I've learned a lot the hard way, 'cause I was raised up right Raised up right like my Momma's hands in Sunday mornin' church Raised up right like my Daddy's can of beer right after work Like the flag over the court house every mornin' at sunrise I was raised up right That Zebco taught me patience, castin' from the bank And I learned what country music was when Grandpa played me, Hank A handshake don't mean nothin' if you don't look 'em in the eye Hard work will make a boy a man Yeah, I was raised up right Raised up right like my Momma's hands in Sunday mornin' church Raised up right like my Daddy's can of beer right after work Like the flag over the court house every mornin' at sunrise I was raised up right When they pulled me from that water on the day I got baptized I was raised up I was Raised up right like my Momma's hands in Sunday mornin' church Raised up right like my Daddy's can of beer right after work Like the flag over the court house every mornin' at sunrise I was raised up right I was raised up right I was raised, raised up right Raised up right

I breathe it in like morning wind Through pampas grass, I'll make it last Like my last twenty Oh, ain't it funny? How even when it's wrong, I come on strong Like coffee black, I'll burn as fast as a box fan hummin' Oh, I ain't runnin' from nothin' I can't help that I'm this way My heart goes wild and that won't change If I take this love right to my grave It is 'cause I fault how I was raised, hey I wear it proud like Mama's house Or a Sunday dress, that's still the test of a Christmas Eve It's all on my sleeve So bring on the dry spell, tell me the hard truth Let's take the long way, that's what I'm used to When makin' this bet, if you're all in Put on your seatbelt, if you can't tell I can't help that I'm this way My heart goes wild and that won't change If I take this love right to my grave It's 'cause I fault how I was raised, hey Headfirst, I'm jumpin' A little dirt don't hurt nothin' I know it's worth more than gold This hand you hold, I know you know that I can't help that I'm this way I'll take you to the grave, right to the grave, yeah I can't help that I'm this way, oh I'm all in and that won't change If I take this love right to my grave It is 'cause I fault how I was raised, hey Headfirst, I'm jumpin' A little dirt don't hurt nothin'

Where did your fate go? Was I just to fall on my own? If this room was full of lies Is that how you fooled me with love? I see how you changed me, I know what you said It don't make me hate you, I wish that it did I'm, I'm trying to find words, trying to make sense If I don't try, where do I find the lies between the lines? Why does it hurt so much? Won't understand, no, I can't let this go Oh, you made plans now, you can't shut me down Ah, you're advanced, but you can't tell them now No, you can't tell them how You face the pain while your days are numbered You took the highway, you've done it always You hurt this woman, you put your needs first And I've heard this many times in my head, but it still remains That you had all of this Oh-oh, you still search for bad Oh, you fought all of this You don't even know how bad it got So much for you're my one and only You'd say that you were all mine You knew that your words were hard to stand by I was scared of change, but then I complied even though it hurt I stayed and now I'm glad you have it all But there's things that you can't buy Glad that you said sorry, but habits they die hard Why, you want to offer me love that you don't have? Loving you exhausted me, baby, and you charged, you charged I'll take the high road, I've done it always Our time is old, there's only one way You hurt this woman, you put your needs first It's played out many times in my head, but it still remains That you had all of this Oh-oh, you still search for bad Oh, you fought all of this You don't even know how bad it goes So much for you're my one and only (You had all of this) (Oh, you still search for bad) So much for you're my one and only (You fought all of this) (You don't even know how bad it got) So much for you're my one and only I'll wait, I'll wait for faster Only I quit I'll wait, I'll wait for faster I'm all for that I'll wait, I'll wait for faster Only I quit I'll wait, I'll wait for faster I'm all for that