Raised Right

[Intro – Soft piano, light horns]

My father told me something when I was young…

He said,
“Son…
how you treat people
gonna decide what kind of man you become.”

I never forgot that.

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[Verse 1]

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I was taught to look a man in his eyes,
Shake his hand like I mean my life.
Say what I mean and stand on that,
And never take a woman’s love for granted.

I was taught when a lady walks in, you stand,
And when she talks, you listen like a man.
And if she cold, you give your coat,
Even if you freezing, you just don’t let it show.
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[Hook]

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I was raised right, I move a certain way,
I don’t do it for the world, I do it every day.
It ain’t about money, it ain’t about lights,
It’s just the way I was raised in life.

I was raised right, so I take my time,
I don’t raise my voice, I just speak my mind.
And I don’t chase love, I let it come find…
The man that was raised right.
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[Verse 2]

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Mama told me “baby, learn how to listen,
Most folks just waiting for their turn, they don’t be hearing.”
She said “watch how a man treat a waiter or a maid,
That tell you everything, you ain’t gotta ask his name.”

So I learned how to cook, learned how to clean,
Learned a real man provide more than things.
Learned romance ain’t roses on a random day,
It’s knowing how she take her coffee every day.
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[Hook]

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I was raised right, I move a certain way,
I don’t do it for the world, I do it every day.
It ain’t about money, it ain’t about lights,
It’s just the way I was raised in life.
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[Bridge – Soft, emotional]

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They say I’m old school…
I say I’m well taught.
They say I’m too patient…
I say I don’t rush what I want.
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[Final Verse]

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Now everywhere I go, people say my name,
Like I walked in with a little bit of fame.
But what they really feeling when they shake my hand…
Is every lesson that made me a man.
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[Outro – Piano + horns fade]

Yeah…

I ain’t perfect.

I’m just…

well taught.

Grand piano, live bass guitar, brushed drums, soft horns, Rhodes keys, jazz guitar, warm background vocals