[Verse 1]
I came from a room with a leaking roof
Now I sign my name like I needed proof
Mama said, "Boy, make the pain mean more"
So I turned that ache into a front door
Late nights, no sleep, just a cheap notebook
Big dreams in a town with a crooked look
I was lost, but I kept that flame
'Cause the little ones need more than my name
[Pre-Chorus]
If I fall, let them see me rise
If I break, let them read between my eyes
I been cutting off pieces of me
Just to plant one seed for the family tree
[Chorus]
I’m raised for more
I’m raised for more
For the ones coming after me
I’m raised for more
I’m raised for more
I’m raised for more
Take what I bled and what I built
I’m raised for more
[Verse 2]
I missed birthdays, I missed that laugh
Had to trade my soft life for the harder path
Friends changed sides when the money came near
But I kept my word through the smoke and fear
Every scar got a story in it
Every win got a ghost in it
I don’t shine just to shine alone
I’m trying to leave a light where the young ones roam
[Pre-Chorus]
If I fall, let them see me rise
If I break, let them read between my eyes
I been cutting off pieces of me
Just to plant one seed for the family tree
[Chorus]
I’m raised for more
I’m raised for more
For the ones coming after me
I’m raised for more
I’m raised for more
I’m raised for more
Take what I bled and what I built
I’m raised for more
[Bridge]
When they say my time is done
I want my shadow to outlast the sun
Not for the crown, not for the fame
For the little hands that learn my name
[Final Chorus]
I’m raised for more
I’m raised for more
For the ones coming after me
I’m raised for more
I’m raised for more
I’m raised for more
Take what I bled and what I built
I’m raised for more