Raise Him Up
WHEN I FIRST MET HIS MAMA, SHE WAS JUST 19
â"š¬.COULDNâ"š¬â"ž¢T SAY FOR CERTAIN WHO THE FATHER WAS
BUT I HAVE KNOWN HIM SINCE HE WAS A PUP
AND Iâ"š¬â"ž¢M GONNA RAISE HIM UP
IF YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR DADDY
LIKE I NEVER KNEW MINE
IT FEELS LIKE EVERYBODY KNOWS
YOUâ"š¬â"ž¢RE FATHERLESS
THIS BOY MAY NOT BE BLOOD OF MY BLOOD
BUT Iâ"š¬â"ž¢M GONNA RAISE HIM UP
Iâ"š¬â"ž¢â"š¬â"ž¢LL PROVIDE FOR HIM
WALK BESIDE OF HIM
I AM STRONG ENOUGH
CAUSE ITâ"š¬â"ž¢S TIME HE KNEW
WHAT A SON CAN DO
WITH A FATHERâ"š¬â"ž¢S LOVE
HE COULD CHANGE THE WORLD
YOU ONLY HAVE TO LOOK AT JOSEPH
A COUPLE THOUSAND YEARS AGO
HE HELD A NEWBORN BABY HE NAMED JESUS
HE SAID â"š¬í…"HE MAY NOT BE BLOOD OF BY BLOOD
STILL Iâ"š¬â"ž¢M GONNA RAISE HIM UP
I WILL PROVIDE FOR HIM
WALK BESIDE OF HIM
I AM STRONG ENOUGH
I WILL SHOW HIM TOO
WHAT A SON CAN DO
WITH A FATHERâ"š¬â"ž¢S LOVE
AND HE WILL CHANGE THE WORLD.
33 YEARS LATER
WHEN THE SON WAS IN HIS GRAVE
BROKEN AND ABANDONED
BY A WORLD HE CAME TO SAVE
HIS REAL DAD SAID
â"š¬í…"HEâ"š¬â"ž¢S MINE,
BLOOD OF MY BLOOD
AND Iâ"š¬â"ž¢M GONNA RAISE HIM UPâ"š¬?
Iâ"š¬â"ž¢LL PROVIDE FOR YOU
WALK BESIDE OF YOU
I AM STRONG ENOUGH
I HAVE SEEN FROM YOU
WHAT A SON CAN DO
WITH A FATHERâ"š¬â"ž¢S LOVE
ONE MAN CHANGED THE WORLD AND HE CAN CHANGE YOUR WORLD
BUT YOU GOTTA RAISE HIM UP
RAISE HIM UP