"RAIZED-N-TO IT" 1ST VERSE
I KNOW LIL WOOD STARTS OFF WITH....
AS I STRIKE THRU THE NIGHT, VISIONS OF HOMIEZ DECEASED
RELEASES ANGER THRU MY CHAMBER NO MORE SEARCHIN' FOR PEACE
I LIVE A LIFESTYLE, THAT SOME CONSIDER UNABLE TO BE FORGIVEN
BUT FUCK 'EM HOMIE I LOVE HOW I'M LIVIN'
DITCHIN' THE 5-O IN THE MIDST OF THESE STREETS
ATTACKIN' RIVALS WITH TACTICS TO LEAVE 'EM CROAKED AND VICTORIZE OUR DEFEAT
IN THIS WARPATH, WHERE THERE'S NO MERCY OR LOVE
RAIZED IN THESE DAYS OF REALISTIC KILLAZ WHO'S LETTIN LOOSE SLUGZ
WRAPPED IN THIS LIFE WE STILL YOC-N-IT FUCK THESE HATERS KNOCKIN IT
I'MMA KEEP PURSUIN' WHAT I'M DOIN' AIN'T NO STOPPIN' IT
SLIDIN' THRU THIS TOWN, RECOGNIZE THIS KILLAZ DOWN
I WAS LOCKED UP FOR A MINUTE BUT RELEASED TO BE YOC BOUND
STILL I POUND THRU THESE SCENES OF FIENDS AND SHATTERED DREAMS
STILL STEPPIN' IN HARD DIRECTIONS ACCEPTIN' WHAT LIFE BRINGS
IS THERE ANY HOPE GOD? FOR LIL' WOOD TO SUCCEED
'CAUSE RIGHT NOW IT SEEMS I'M STUCK, FUCKED, FIGHTIN' ENEMIES
SINNIN' ON A DAILY BASIS, I'M LOOKIN' FOR A CHANGE
BUT MY HEART TELLS ME KEEP RIDIN' SO I STAY LOCKED IN THE GAME
SEALED DOORS, CUFFED HANDS IN MY LIFE THAT'S WHERE I STAND
I'VE BEEN LIVIN' IT FOR YEARS, NO MORE FEARS NO MORE TEARS
WILL IT END? CAN'T SURREND, FEEL I GOTTA FIGHT TO WIN
TRY TO SHAKE THE FAKE AND FEEL THE REAL, DIVIDE MY FOES AND FRIENDS
IN THIS JOURNEY I'M MAKIN', PENITENTIARY RISKS I'M TAKIN'
GOTTA SHAKE THE THOUGHTS OF DISTRAUGHT..SO I'M..CONSTANTLY DRANKIN'
CHORUS:
FEW CAN LIVE HOW WE LIVED 'CAUSE ALL WE FELT WAS PAIN
HAD A ROOF OVER OUR HEAD BUT STILL FELT THE RAIN
TRYIN' HARD TO MAINTAIN, AND KEEP ON MOVIN'
WE AIN'T CHOOSE THIS LIFE WE WAS RAIZED-N-TO IT
WOODIE- FIFTH & LAST VERSE
SCATTERED THOUGHTS OFTEN GOT ME SECOND GUESSIN' DECISIONS
MENTAL SCARS EAT AT MY BRAIN SOMETIMES FORGET WHO I'M MISSIN'
SOMETIMES FORGET WHO I'M MISSIN' WHEN IN BRIEF MOMENTS MY VISION
DISSAPATES TO A STATE OF UNEXPLAINABLE CONDITIONS
PURE BLACK LIKE A MEMORY LAPSE BUT FEELIN' TRAPPED
'TIL I SNAP BACK TO LIFE WITHOUT A CLUE OF WHERE I WAS AT
ONLY THAT EVIL RESIDED AND FELT DESPAIRED IN A WRATH
THAT'S IRREVERSIBLE, TOO LATE TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE PATH
BUT IN MY LAST DAYS ON EARTH I'LL CONTINUE MY STRUGGLE
TO OPEN DOORS FOR LIL' HOMIEZ THAT'LL STEER 'EM FROM TROUBLE
'CAUSE I DON'T WANT 'EM TO END UP WITHIN THE DEPTHS THAT I'M HEADED
AND LET 'EM KNOW BEIN' A MAN AIN'T ABOUT BEIN' BREADED
IT'S ABOUT FAMILY & TRUST, AND LOVE SO DEEP THAT IT HURTS
AND FINDIN' STRENGTH TO STAND TALL WHEN YOUR LIFE'S AT IT'S WORST
EMBRACIN' LOVED ONES IN NEED OF HELP WHEN THERE'S A CHANCE YOU'LL BLEED YOURSELF
AND DON'T IGNORE THE CRIES OF OUR YOUTH, UPLIFT AND TEACH 'EM WELL
AND I GUESS DEE GONNA WRITE HIS LATER....STAY UP.