Will Smith - Momma Knows

At 17 years old I started runnin' the streets
Man I had some fun in the streets
11 12 sometimes 1 in the streets
By 18 I started seeing the sun in the streets
My mom started trippin' on me
Like Will you gotta choose
your friends carefully
Like I trust you but please call me
And when you have kids of your own
you'll see
I'ma be here when all your friends won't
But I was busy hollerin'
Parents just don'tunderstand
Now here I am with a family
Runnin' the lines she ran on me
We ain't always see eye to eye
But Mom on your principles
Now I rely you got me tastin' my toes
I didn't know
Momma told me don't go down that road
But I gotta go where I gotta go
So take your fool telling me I told you so
I used to roll hard
with this dude named Chuck
Rollin' in my car
with this dude named Chuck
My Mommy really liked this
dude named Chuck
She thought he was really and polite Chuck
And me used to roll out faithfully inevitibly
You see Chuck you gon' see me
Like we on TV the bosom is the buddy
Share food clothes and money and hunnies
Flock like we was players from the NBA
Still hurts to recall the day I heard him say
To this girl named Mya
I was diggin' he told her I was a liar
Told her I be cheatin' on women
Breakin' hearts and grinnin'
He told her her life would be better
with him in it
That's the friend I chose
I didn't know
Momma told me don't go down that road
But I gotta go where I gotta go
So take your fool telling me I told you so

Momma used to say
take your time young man
I ain't always gonna be there
holding your hand
But you'll always know exactly where I am
And when I'm not there in my place
The Lord will stand Will
Study the world only the wise succeed
And when you're eyes tell lies
Your heart should lead
You're gonna do dirt
We all gon' sin
But when you realize it apologize
And never do it again
Mom told me don't rush to get old
If you got youth truth clutched in your hold
It's like possiblities
Too much to behold
An emotional shield from life's blustery cold
Mom all this stuff was hard
you said was hard
Childish disregard cuz my head was hard
Now no question opposed ugh
I didn't know
Momma told me don't go down that road
But I gotta go where I gotta go
So take your fool telling me I told you so


At 17 years old I started runnin' the streets
Man I had some fun in the streets
11 12 sometimes 1 in the streets
By 18 I started seeing the sun in the streets
My mom started trippin' on me
Like Will you gotta choose
your friends carefully
Like I trust you but please call me
And when you have kids of your own
you'll see
I'ma be here when all your friends won't
But I was busy hollerin'
Parents just don'tunderstand
Now here I am with a family
Runnin' the lines she ran on me
We ain't always see eye to eye
But Mom on your principles
Now I rely you got me tastin' my toes
I didn't know
Momma told me don't go down that road
But I gotta go where I gotta go
So take your fool telling me I told you so
I used to roll hard
with this dude named Chuck
Rollin' in my car
with this dude named Chuck
My Mommy really liked this
dude named Chuck
She thought he was really and polite Chuck
And me used to roll out faithfully inevitibly
You see Chuck you gon' see me
Like we on TV the bosom is the buddy
Share food clothes and money and hunnies
Flock like we was players from the NBA
Still hurts to recall the day I heard him say
To this girl named Mya
I was diggin' he told her I was a liar
Told her I be cheatin' on women
Breakin' hearts and grinnin'
He told her her life would be better
with him in it
That's the friend I chose
I didn't know
Momma told me don't go down that road
But I gotta go where I gotta go
So take your fool telling me I told you so

Momma used to say
take your time young man
I ain't always gonna be there
holding your hand
But you'll always know exactly where I am
And when I'm not there in my place
The Lord will stand Will
Study the world only the wise succeed
And when you're eyes tell lies
Your heart should lead
You're gonna do dirt
We all gon' sin
But when you realize it apologize
And never do it again
Mom told me don't rush to get old
If you got youth truth clutched in your hold
It's like possiblities
Too much to behold
An emotional shield from life's blustery cold
Mom all this stuff was hard
you said was hard
Childish disregard cuz my head was hard
Now no question opposed ugh
I didn't know
Momma told me don't go down that road
But I gotta go where I gotta go
So take your fool telling me I told you so


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