Mama Always Told Me

Mama always told me, Papa always warned me

Don’t hang around with boys like you

Teacher always told me never to be naughty

Don’t mess around with boys like you

Mama always told me, Papa always warned me

Don’t hang around with boys like you

Teacher always told me never to be naughty

Don’t mess around with boys like you

They talk a lot

Your friends say he’s troublesome

“Don’t do it, you’ll get hurt”

But, they don’t know where I’m coming from

'Cause if I do make you the one,

I could never love another one

I’m just saying, give it a chance

I don’t see what you’re running from

Love is pain, love is risk

On the flip side, love is bliss

Honestly, let’s go for this

Take a shot, not gonna miss

All started with just a kiss

I walked up and grabbed your wrists

Fast forward the crash course

Now we’re here, imagine this (you know)

Love comes for a season or a reason

Some things you gotta know before you leavin'

Know this goes against everythin' you believe in

But, I'm crazy about you, this ain't pretend

Mama always told me, Papa always warned me

Don’t hang around with boys like you

Teacher always told me never to be naughty

Don’t mess around with boys like you

Mama always told me, Papa always warned me

Don’t hang around with boys like you

Teacher always told me never to be naughty

Don’t mess around with boys like you

Label me as a bad guy

Safe bet, I'm the anti

Chastise, throw dirt on me

That’s how it is, don’t ask why

But, everyone’s got their opinion

But I don't know why cats lie

I would never let that fly

Honestly, I’m not that guy

Now, don't believe everything you hear

All these people wanna interfere

**** ‘em all, it’s our world

Can’t let 'em get into here

We could really build something strong

Think where we could be in a year

You've gotta give me a fair chance

Before you tell me we’re finished here

Already know you’ve been hurt before

Understand what you're afraid of

Talk sheep, actions speak

Let me show you, I'm demonstrative

We could rewrite the old stories

Let’s get it started, let’s get creative

'Cause I'm the one, honestly,

Loyalty is what I'm made of

Mama always told me, Papa always warned me

Don’t hang around with boys like you

Teacher always told me never to be naughty

Don’t mess around with boys like you

Mama always told me, Papa always warned me

Don’t hang around with boys like you

Teacher always told me never to be naughty

Don’t mess around with boys like you