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. Their 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 wrist Fast forward to 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 leave and Know this goes against everything 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 Uh, label me as a bad guy Safe bet I'm the anti Chastise, throw dirt on me It's how it is, don't ask why 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 Don't believe everything you hear All these people wanna interfere Amal is our world We can't let him get into here We could really build something strong Think where we could be in a year You 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, act and speak Let me show you I'm demonstrative We could rewrite the whole story Let's get started, let's get creative Cause I'm the one Honesty and 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 Don't mess around with boys like you