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Raised A King
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Raised A King was released on May 1, 2026 by Wolf PB as a part of the album LIFE OVER LOVE
ReleasedMay 1, 2026
LabelWolf PB
LanguageEnglish
BPM83
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Lyrics

Intro]
Yeah
Look
This that real life talk right here (uh)
For my pops that ain’t my blood
[Verse 1]
Mama working doubles
Food stamps on the table
Hand-me-down shoes
Broken couch, broken cable
Never knew my father
Just a name, just a rumor
All I had was questions
All I heard was “maybe sooner”
But you pulled up in a bucket
Oil stains on the driveway
Clocked out from the night shift
Still showed up on my bad days
Teaching me to throw hands
Teaching me to be calm
Telling me a real man
Show his tears, not his palms…
[Chorus]
I grew up where they don’t make it out
Graves in the ground, homies in a cell now
No real dad, but my stepdad raised a king
Had to learn to fight the pain, had to hustle, had to sing
Yeah, I seen death, seen steel, seen drought
Still I’m standing, I’m the last one out
No real dad, but my stepdad raised a king
He ain’t share my blood, but he gave me everything (everything)
[Verse 2]
Cousin got hit at the corner store
I was thirteen, staring at the floor
Thinking, that could be me in that chalk line
Trying not to lose my mind, lose my spine
Best friend caught with the work in his backpack
Judge gave him ten, he ain’t ever get that time back
We was kids playing tag in the hallway
Now I’m sending letters every other small day
You said, “Son, you ain’t gotta be a headline
You ain’t gotta bleed just to feel like you alive”
Put a ball in my hand, kept me off that ride
Sat me down like, “Talk, what you feel inside?”
[Chorus]
I grew up where they don’t make it out
Graves in the ground, homies in a cell now
No real dad, but my stepdad raised a king
Had to learn to fight the pain, had to hustle, had to sing
Yeah, I seen death, seen steel, seen drought
Still I’m standing, I’m the last one out
No real dad, but my stepdad raised a king
He ain’t share my blood, but he gave me everything (yeah)
[Bridge]
Some nights I still ask why he ain’t want me (why?)
Why my real pops never came, never called me
Then I look at what you did with your two hands
Worked three jobs just to try and pay the light plan
You the one that showed up for the school plays (facts)
You the one that checked me on my rude days
So if they ever ask me who my father is
I just point at you and say, “That’s what a father is” (yeah)
[Chorus]
I grew up where they don’t make it out
Graves in the ground, homies in a cell now
No real dad, but my stepdad raised a king
Had to learn to fight the pain, had to hustle, had to sing
Yeah, I seen death, seen steel, seen drought
Still I’m standing, I’m the last one out
No real dad, but my stepdad raised a king
He ain’t share my blood, but he gave me everything (everything)
Yeah
Look
This that real life talk right here (uh)
For my pops that ain’t my blood
Written by: Nakia Mason
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