Intro Yeah I was raised where the lights don’t sleep Where the rich get loud and the broke get mean Where the skyline shine, but the soul run cold And a young boy learn quick how to carry that load Vegas, baby But not the side they sell on postcards I’m talkin’ real blood, real hunger, real scars Verse 1 Raised in the glow where the fake gold glitters Where the pretty smile hide all the snakes and sinners Palm trees, cold hearts, dreams sold nightly Everybody want fast money, nobody moved lightly I seen grown men fold from the weight of a name Seen kids chase fire just to burn for the fame Seen the strip dress pain in a thousand bright colors Then send you home hollow, still broke with your brothers But I was built different, had a chip in my jaw Had some dust in my veins and a little outlaw Yeah, the city stayed loud, but I stayed locked in While the world chased shine, I was stackin’ that discipline Cleats on concrete, had to earn every stride Had to run through the doubt with my pride on my side They can talk all day ‘bout the stars on my chest But them stars mean shit if your heart ain’t tested Pre-Chorus Neon all around me But I never got lost I learned every bright thing Got a shadow and a cost Yeah, the lights made me sharper The nights made me brave I ain’t softened by the shine Nah, I was neon raised Chorus I was neon raised, but I still bleed red dirt Came up where the bright lights hit and the real ones get hurt From a city full of chrome to a soul full of flame Yeah, the skyline made me tough, but it never made me change Neon raised, with a backroad heart Whole world goin’ fast, I was built to go hard Yeah, the glow hit my face, but the fire stayed deep I was raised by them lights, but they never raised me weak Verse 2 Mama kept the faith while the whole town flexed Tryna keep her boy clean in a world this wrecked I had coaches on the line, had pressure in my chest Had a future gettin’ talked about before I got rest Everybody got advice when your name get hot Everybody say they with you when you hit that spot But I learned real quick who was real, who was actin’ Who was buildin’ with me and who just loved the attraction Yeah, I come from a place where the nights feel lawless Where the hungry get ruthless and the winners stay cautious You either find your lane or get swallowed by the buzz I learned not to chase shit that don’t matter ‘cause it does So I kept my head down and my legs kept churnin’ Kept a little hell in me, kept my soul still burnin’ Every rep, every scar, every mile, every bruise Made me hard to break and damn hard to confuse Pre-Chorus Neon all around me But I never sold out I could hear the truth clearer Every time they got loud Yeah, the lights gave me vision And the dark gave me faith I got country in my blood But I was neon raised Chorus I was neon raised, but I still bleed red dirt Came up where the bright lights hit and the real ones get hurt From a city full of chrome to a soul full of flame Yeah, the skyline made me tough, but it never made me change Neon raised, with a backroad heart Whole world goin’ fast, I was built to go hard Yeah, the glow hit my face, but the fire stayed deep I was raised by them lights, but they never raised me weak Bridge I got boots in my soul, even if the road’s paved Got some Sunday in my spirit, got some sin I still crave Got that hunger from the bottom, got that steel in my grin Got a past full of noise, but I still know who I’ve been I’m from the side of town where survival gets learned Where respect ain’t given, that shit gotta be earned So let ‘em see the lights, let ‘em love what they see They don’t know that pressure’s the thing that made me me Breakdown Yeah City of glass City of smoke City of broken dreams wearin’ custom-made clothes But I came out meaner Came out cleaner Came out with a heart full of fight And some dirt in my demeanor Final Chorus I was neon raised, but I still bleed red dirt Came up where the bright lights hit and the real ones get hurt From a city full of chrome to a soul full of flame Yeah, the skyline made me tough, but it never made me change Neon raised, with a backroad heart Whole world goin’ fast, I was built to go hard Yeah, the glow hit my face, but the fire stayed deep I was raised by them lights, but they never raised me weak Outro Vegas in my rearview Fire in my chest Still that same wild kid Just a little more blessed Neon raised Hard made Can’t nobody take what this town gave
