And when you're eyes tell lies your heart should lead
But I gotta go where I gotta go
I'ma be here when all your friends won't
You see Chuck, you gon' see me
Still hurts to recall the day I heard him say
My Mommy really liked this dude named Chuck
Momma told me don't go down that road
I didn't know
But, you'll always know exactly where I am
Mom told me don't rush to get old
An emotional shield from life's blustery cold
Breakin' hearts and grinnin'
11, 12, sometimes 1 in the streets
She thought he was really and polite, Chuck
But I gotta go where I gotta go
I didn't know
It's like possibilities too much to behold
But I gotta go where I gotta go
Told her I be cheatin' on women
And when I'm not there in my place the Lord will stand
My mom started trippin' on me
Rollin' in my car with this dude named Chuck
Like we on TV, the bosom is the buddy
Childish disregard 'cuz my head was hard
Share food, clothes, and money, and hunnies
But I was busy hollerin' parents just don't understand
I didn't know
That's the friend I chose
Momma told me don't go down that road
Now here I am with a family runnin' the lines she ran on me
You're gonna do dirt we all gon' sin
Flock like we was players from the NBA
He told her her life would be better with him in it
And me used to roll out faithfully, inevitably
So take your fool telling me I told you so
To this girl named Mya
By 18, I started seeing the sun in the streets
Momma told me don't go down that road
So take your fool telling me I told you so
If you got youth, truth clutched in your hold
Now I rely, you got me tastin' my toes
Mom, all this stuff was hard you said was hard
I used to roll hard with this dude named Chuck
Momma used to say, "Take your time young man
Like, I trust you but please call me
I was diggin', he told her I was a liar
I ain't always gonna be there , holding your hand
But when you realize it, apologize and never do it again
We ain't always see eye to eye but Mom, on your principles
And when you have kids of your own you'll see
Will study the world, only the wise succeed
Now, no question opposed, ugh
Like Will, you gotta choose your friends carefully
