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When I first met his Momma
She was just nineteen
Couldn't say for certain who the father was
I have known him since he was a pup
And I'm gonna raise him up

If you never knew your Daddy like I never knew mine
It feels like everybody knows you're fatherless
This boy may not be blood of my blood
But I'm gonna raise him up

I'll provide for him
Walk beside of him
I am strong enough
'Cause it's time he knew what a son can do
With a father's love
Well, he can change the world

Y'all may have to look at Joseph
A couple of thousand years ago
When he held a newborn baby he named Jesus
He said he may not be blood of my blood
Still, I'm gonna raise him up

I'll provide for him
Walk beside of him
I am strong enough
'Cause it's time he knew what a son can do
With a father's love
And he will change the world

Thirty-three years later when the son was in his grave
Broken and abandoned by a world he came to save
His real Dad said
He's mine
Blood of my blood
An' I'm gonna raise Him up
(Raise Him up)

I'll provide for you
Walk beside of you
I am strong enough
'Cause it's time he knew what a Son can do
With a Father's love
One man changed the world
An' he can change your world
But you gotta raise Him up (Raise Him up) 

Raise Him up

©Robroy West Music