James Taylor Raised Up Family song lyrics

I was raised up family

Man I'm glad I'm on my own

I was raised up family

Man I'm glad I'm on my own

I mean, God bless the child

That can learn to live alone, yeah.

thinking about about my cousin

What it was that did him in

Could it have been that whiskey

Rotgut, bootleg, bathtub gin

It's like it took a lot of liquor

Just to let him live in his own skin

Back in Raleigh, North Carolina

You got to ride it on back

In Raleigh, North Carolina

The ship set down on the shore

Of this uncharted desert island

Me and my people fanned out

I guess we settled down a little while

Ah, but the devil came with the dark days of winter

Man the children ran wild

I used to know why

No I don't know why anymore

I used to know why

No I don't know why no more

I get to wonder at the Kundalini thunder

Down under my floor

You got to ride it on back

Take me back

Back in Raleigh, North Carolina

Yeah, do you wanna go

Way back in Raleigh, North Carolina