Will Smith - Momma Knows Lyrics

At 17 years old I started running the streets
Man I had some fun in the streets
Eleven twelve sometimes one in the streets
By eighteen I started seeing the sun in the streets
My mum started tripping on me
Like Will you gotta choose your friends carefully
Like I trust you but please call me
And when you act guilty or wrong you'll see
I'm a be here when all your friends wont
But I was busy hollering parents just don't
Understand now here I am with a family
Running the lines she ran on me
We ain't always see eye to eye
But mom and your principles now I rely
You got me chasing my toes
(you got me chasing my toes)

I didn't know (didn't know what)
Momma told me don't go down that road (don't go down that road)
But I gotta go (gotta go) where I gotta go
So thank you for not telling me I told you so

I used to roll hard with this dude named chuck
Rolling in my car with this dude named chuck
My mommy really liked this dude named chuck
She thought that he was really impolite chuck
And me used to roll out faithfully
Inevitably you see chuck you gonna see me
Like we on TV the bosomiest of buddies
Shared food clothes and money
And honeys flock like we were players from the NBA
Still hurts to recall the day I heard him say
To this girl named Mya
I was dating
He told her I was a liar joker hatin
Told her I be cheating on women breaking hearts and grinnin
He told her her life would be better with him and
That's the friend I chose (you got me chasing my toes)

I didn't know (what)
Momma told me don't go down that road (don't go down that road)
But I gotta go where I gotta go
So thank you for not telling me I told you so

Momma used to say take your time young man
I ain't always gonna be their holding your hand
But you'll always know exactly where I am
And when I'm not their in my place the lord will stand Will
Study the world only the wise succeed
And when your eyes tell lies your heart should lead
You gonna do dirt we all gonna sin
But when you realise and apologise and never do it again
Ma told me don't rush to get old
If you got youth then truth clutch till you hold
Its like possibilities too much to behold
And emotional shields from life plus to retold
Ma all the stuff was hard you said was hard
Foolish disregard cause my head was hard
No question to pose
You got me chasing my toes

I didn't know
Momma told me don't go down that road (don't go down that road)
But I gotta go (go) where I gotta go (go)
So thank you for not telling me I told you so