Momma Knows

[ Tra-Knox - Singing ]: "Ew, ew, ew, ew, ewww" * Sang in Intro, and picks up for the last two lines of Verse 1 * [ Verse 1 : Will Smith ] Yo, 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 seein' 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'm gonna be here when all your friends won't" But I was busy hollerin' "Parents Just Don't Understand" Now here I am with the family, runnin' the lines she ran on me We ain't always see eye to eye, but Ma on your principles now I rely You got me tastin' my toes [ Chorus - Tra-Knox (Will Smith) ] You go to trust in moms (haha) all day long (haha, haha) I didn't know (didn't know but) When my momma told me, don't go down that road (she told me don't go) Don't go down that road, (but, but) but I gotta go, go (gotta go), where I gotta go, go So thank you for not tellin' me I told you so * Singing: "ew, ew, ew," goes from last line of chorus, into 1st line of Verse 2 [ Verse 2: Will Smith (Tra-Knox) ] I used to roll hard with this dude named Chuck (Chuck) Rollin' in my car, with this dude named Chuck (Chuck) My mom ain't really liked this dude named Chuck (Chuck) She thought that he was really impolite (Chuck) Chuck and me used to roll out faithfully Inevitably you see Chuck, you gonna see me Like we on TV, the bosomest of buddies Share food, clothes, and money (ewww) And hunnies (ewww) flocked like we was players from the NBA Still hurts to recall the day, I heard him say To this girl named Mya, I was datin' He told her I was a liar, joker hatin' He 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 [ Chorus - Tra-Knox (Will Smith) ] You go to trust in moms all day long (ew) I didn't know (but) When my momma told me, don't go (uh) down that road (she told me don't go) Don't go, don't go down that road, (but, but) but I gotta go, go, where I gotta go, go (uh) So thank you for not tellin' me I told you so (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) * Solo of Tra-Knox singing: "ew, ew, ew" is mixed together with the beat * [ Verse 3 - Will Smith ] Momma used to say, "take your time young man I ain't gonna always be there holdin' 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 your eyes tell lies, your heart should leave You gonna do dirt, we all gonna sin But when you realize and apologize, and never do it again" Ma told me, "don't rush to get old If you got youth, the truth clutched in your hold It's like possibilities too much to behold An emotional shield, from life's blustery cold" Ma all the stuff was hard, you said was hard Childish disregard, because my head was hard Now no question to pose [ Chorus - Tra Knox ]