Don’t Know Nothin’

Lyrics

[Verse 1] All she had was one son, the hood is where they come from By the age of 14 his life became undone Yeah, he knew his real dad but he did him real bad Never did a thing for him ever so he still mad Longing for his true roots, putting on some new boots Just a year ago he was on comic books and Fruit Loops She scared of her own son, calling but he won't come No longer her baby anymore, this cat is on one Turn into a little goon, got to deal with him soon Mamma coming home from work, thugs in the living room Acting like an older G, he out of control indeed Can't believe he was sitting on her couch rolling weed She could smell it all on him, had to call the laws on him Tears in her eyes, told him you take him 'cause I don't want him Because of how wild he been, it's a wrap, dial him in Two nights in the county, now he crying like a child again [Verse 2] You was all about your grips, sports so you ain't got to trip Top student in the school about to get a scholarship The one they love to bring up, respectful and clean cut Never seen a teen more focused on his dream, but Now you wanna leave school, now you wanna be cool Peaking out the window, fascinated with them street dudes A good chance you wasting one, tryna be what they become You got the potential to make millions, but you chasing crumbs Had you from the word go, all up in that world, bro Getting a little money but you worried 'bout them girls though Education cancelled, I don't understand you Fell in love with one the whole neighborhood done ran though Caught her with another cat, hated to discover that Ran up on him with a loaded gat and laid the brother flat That's the picture he'd paint, you in love, she ain't Moving on with her life, but he in jail so he can't [Break] Let me teach you [Verse 3] Be a leader, just be a leader Them stupid fools you following around don't see it either See you ain't got to sell on dope, fight or do no stealing If you not feeling what they 'bout to do just say I'm chilling The punishment for victimizing folks is fast coming Don't ever let nobody turn you to a crash dummy You not the first thought or the last man, I saw too many The ones you running with today won't be around at 20 Or maybe 25, some are lucky to see 30 And if they see it, it's because they locked up, hope you heard me So now the choice is yours to be intelligent and worldly Don't be foolish and think you got it figured out this early You might not know that it's a plan and brothers are in danger Don't mess over yourself, slow it done, channel that anger 'Cause one bad decision can destroy you when you're done See the key to getting old is being smarter when you're young Son