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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tia Gordon
Tia Gordon
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tia Gordon
Tia Gordon
Composer
Darryl Dodoo
Darryl Dodoo
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Darryl Dodoo
Darryl Dodoo
Producer

Lyrics

"So that's why you have to keep on going, my dad used to say to me all the time, son, you only fail when you stop!"
Two lovers came here from Jamaica
They raise a family
Couple acres
My grandma's good, she's a care taker
My granddad works hard for his paper
They had a vision, had a mission
Now there's 5 kids all in the kitchen
The first division
In the kitchen
Up in the kitchen
He said it with doubt
But then he raised up
Forever I'm proud
Cause look he stayed up
He said it with doubt
But then he raised up
Then he raised up
He used to have them waves under the duey
I know he wished his momma asked for help
He missed his daddy all the things he'd tell
The things he'd tell
Misunderstood, he's come accustomed
So many people he should cuss 'em out
I know my papa, he's a man of wealth
A man of wealth
He said it with doubt
But then he raised up
Forever I'm proud
Cause look he stayed up
He said it with doubt
But then he raised up
Then he raised up
He said it with doubt
But then he raised up
Forever I'm proud
Cause look he stayed up
He said it with doubt
But then he raised up
Then he raised up
There was a day where we had nothing
Cold in the house
Yeah he was struggling
Hard for a black man and a father
Yeah he was taught to hold all that stuff in
I know a saint, I know a sinner
Late in the night, he'd cook me dinner
He raised a daughter like a winner
Cause he's a winner
He said it with doubt
But then he raised up
Forever I'm proud
Cause look he stayed up
He said it with doubt
But then he raised up
Then he raised up
He said it with doubt
But then he raised up
Forever I'm proud
Cause look he stayed up
He said it with doubt
But then he raised up
Then he raised up
He said it with doubt
But then he raised up forever I'm proud
Cause look he stayed up
He said it with doubt
But then he raised up
Then he raised up
Written by: Darryl Dodoo, Tia Gordon
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