Ray J — Centerview

(Intro) {Yeah, yeah} {Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah} (Verse One) I was just a young boy Raised out in Carson Ambla Elementary Principal Dr. Larson Me and my godbrotha Tyrin Davis Walkin down the hallways He got all the ladies I was just a nappy head Livin on the 9 block 'ready went to Bedcross I was at the chronic spot Did a lil' rooster And my homey shantwain- And the homey Big B Put me on the game The big homey solo Told me not to bang He told me don't put My career to a shame But I did, anyway And I got in trouble but I had the hookup on the hundred dolla double ups My nigga E-dog... he had the flow And when I snuck out my window I used to go smoke up his endo Oh (Hook) Cen...ter...view {I grew up in the little town called} Cen... {oh yea} ter...view {oh, yes I did} {I did a little bit of dirt in} Cen...ter...{oh, yes I did} view {aww yes I did} (Verse Two) My dad was always at Church Working in his office And my cousin Ryan got a Scholarship to college Everything start happening All so quick- fast I got on a TV show And started to make cash My sister's on the radio Banging through the stereo I remember when we used to go Skate at Skate Depot Damn those were the days Things just ain't the same And to my little homey D-O You gotta be careful in this game (Hook) Cen...ter {oh yes you do}...view {Listen, I was raised in a little town called} Cen... {oh} ter... {yea} view {you see} {I did a little dirt in} Cen {in} ...ter...{in, in} view {in Centerview, ay ay ay...} (Bridge) Guess who I do it back So all I do is that So how I'm giving back Put my city on the map That's why I do it back First time I held this track So how I'm giving back Put my city on the map (Verse Three) In Cen...ter...view Oh, I used to take the circuit bus To the Carson mall To go buy cans of spray paint to Hit up on the walls I was young and dumb I was livin' crazy But thank God for my family, cuz Man they really saved me, yeah {Oh-oh, oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh} To everybody in my city That remembers good times, oh oh {Oh-oh, oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh} I took a ride back to Carson Just to hug a few friends, oh oh {Oh-oh, oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh} You see, I know I can get you chillin On the block around ten, Oh oh {Oh-oh, oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh} Ay, And all the soldiers that didn't go Who are locked up in the pen Woah... In Centerview, Yeah Woah... woah... Well homey, this one's for you (Hook) Cen...{you, you}ter...view {You see, I was raised in a little town called} Cen... {oh yea, yea} ter... view {haha and uh- I did a little dirt in} Cen {oh}...ter...{ooh} view Cen...ter...view Cen...ter...view Cen...ter...view (Bridge) Guess who I do it back So all I do is that So how I'm giving back Put my city on the map That's why I do it back First time I held this track So how I'm giving back Put my city on the map East side up West Coast I'm out