Michael Tait - Raised In Harlem Lyrics
Raised In HarlemMt 9.18-26Harlem - Jairus' HomeDid he just do what I think he did?Jairus:My people telling me that you the manThat can heal the sick wit ya healin' handDemand sickness to scramAnd got power like supermanCommand the winds to ceaseEven teach the priest and walk on water - if this is trueThen I got the faith that you can heal my daughterI'm down on my knees - beggin' ya pleaseI need a blessing - I'm tired of stressingBesides my daughter's just an adolescentI was raised - raised in HarlemMy baby's dying the street bleedingBarely breathin' - about to die, HeroCaught up - shot up over these drugsBy some thugs, HeroI know I'm just a chronic breathin' heathenThat's thievin', grievin', and fendin' for my daughter's healin'But I'm still believin'That you can find it in your heartTo help a man like me - heal my babyAnd take away her pain and this miseryI was raised - raised in Harlem(Chorus)I'm pleadin' Hero, just say a prayer and she'll be O.K.I know that if you come and just say the word to my daughterYou'll take all the sufering awayJust come and touch her and hug herI know that she'll recoverMe and her mother love her like crazy'Cuz we got no otherPlease, Hero, place your hands on her foreheadJust say the wordAnd raise my baby daughter from the deadRaised - raised in HarlemJairus' Wife:What's this man got to offer?I sent you to fetch a doctorYou're too late - she's gone hereafterOur daughter's a drive-by disasterJust another wasted victimA little teenage girl who was raised in HarlemJairus:Nah, it can't be, man. It just can't be, y'allAin't nobody dyin', mammie, so stop the cryin'Cuz she 'fi'n to liveThis is Hero, the man who came to heal our baby kidJust have faith and believe that he can fulfill all our needsHeed, him indeed - he's the one who can heal our dyin' seedI got the faith and trust that he can saveOur baby darlin'From Cali to HarlemHis healin' stats are flawless and starlin'I was raised - raised in Harlem(Repeat chorus)Hero:(whispered) I need you, GodI know your heart is breakingBut this girl is only sleepingIf you'll just give us both a minute or twoOh, yeah, they laugh instead of believingThey think I've lost my reasonBut don't fear what you can't see or doYou just gotta believe - oh, just believeJairus:(Repeat chorus)Do it, HeroI know that you can heal her, my HeroJust do it, HeroI know that you can heal her, my HeroDo it, HeroI know that you can heal her, my HeroTouch her, HeroI know that your hands can heal her, HeroRaised - raised in HarlemYou know I wasRaised - raised in HarlemRaised in the city, 'jusRaised - raised in HarlemYeah - yeah, my baby wasRaised - raised in HarlemRaised in the city of Harlem, ya'll
