Box - Mama Alwayz Told Me lyrics

My Mama always told me I could do what I wanted to do But she didn't mean hanging with a crew of gangsters That I used to hang with And the dope dealers that I wanted to sling with She said it in many different ways To strive cause hard times bring brighter days for the future So I had to chill and work on my music before I got k**ed I had to be the man in the house, my Pap wasn't around Times got hard so we skipped town Mama always told me to respect him But he rejected me so I reject him And I didn't wanna hear about him I used to try to call Now I learned to live without him And even though Mom would try to moan me to love him I have to be strong For Mom always told me Mama alwayz told me Your Mama got a wooden leg and a chickstache man Your Mama's so bad man that she No, your Mama is big and ugly My Mama always told me to be a young gentleman Stay in school, don't be a little fool Because in the future I had to learn To get me a job and save what I earn Respect my elders, learn from the teachers Praise the mighty God and listen to the preachers I had to slow down cause I was livin' low down Tryin' to be rich since I was a pope clown But now everything changes Mom had to moan me so that I would remain a gentleman Respectful, learn to be a young man, a smart man And not a little dumb man Mom always told me to study And quit tryin' to run the streets with all my buddies I understand why she had to me stoat me Cause I was hardheaded But Mom always told me Mama alwayz told me Man, your Mama is so big Yeah I play that Mama stuff now you talking bout my Mam Man, remember what Mama used to say Uh, a hard head makes a soft behind She used to tear my bu*t up Check it out My Mama always told me I had to be responsible But where I grew up it was impossible for me Not to get in any kind of trouble And whatever I did the punishment was double The only thing I got used to was hanging with the crew and drinking on brew But I couldn't find anything at the bottom of my beer bottle My Mom was my role model She preached, teached, released the hard earned pay So we could have a feast At least she didn't give up hope Or get strung out on dope I had to live life as Mom's little boy But I was never wild or a problem child My Mom still hat to stoat me Cause I was hard headed But Mama always told me Mama alwayz told me