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Mama Warned Me
Dwyght Simpson
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Sometimes the ones who raised you
Knew the road before you ever walked it
Took me a long time to see that
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Should've listened when they told me
Son, be careful who you run with
I was blinded by the street lights
Tryna prove I wasn't nothin'
But the wrong crowd pulled me under
And the scars still show the cost
If it wasn't for Your mercy
God, without You I'd be lost
You pulled me out
Out the fire, out the dark
I remember mama lookin' at me sideways
Sayin', Those boys ain't built for your highway
But I ain't listen, thought I knew life my way
Till trouble hit harder than a Friday
Chasin' every thrill like a runaway
Heart cold, tryin' to hide what I was runnin' from
Thought I was a man 'cause I held my pain
But the wrong ones round me fed the numb
Should've listened, but pride had me locked in
Didn't know a prayer was the only real option
All those nights they warned meโnow I see it
I was drowning in the pit, but God saw freedom
Should've listened when they told me
Son, be careful who you run with
I was blinded by the street lights
Tryna prove I wasn't nothin'
But the wrong crowd pulled me under
And the scars still show the cost
If it wasn't for Your mercy
God, without You I'd be lost
You pulled me outโ
Out the fire, out the dark
It took years just to climb from what I fell in
Took tears, took nights I ain't tellin'
Could've died in the mess I was dwellin'
But grace hit harder than the lies I was sellin'
I look back, see love in the warnings
See truth in the things they were callin'
Wasn't tryin' to stop me from the fun I wantedโ
They were tryna save me from the man I didn't wanna be
Now I'm walkin' with a new kind of backbone
No chain, but I'm breakin' out the trap zones
Still here 'cause His mercy never backed offโ
Should've listened then, but I'm thankful that He battled
If I knew then what I know now
I would've turned around, I would've slowed down
But even when I lost myself out there
Your grace found me somehow
Should've listened when they told me
Son, be careful who you run with
But the wrong crowd almost killed me
And the pain made sure I felt it
Still Your love came in and caught me
When the whole world wrote me off
Now I'm standin' here redeemed
Only reason I'm not gone
You pulled me outโ
Out the fire, out the dark
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Yeah... they were right
But grace is why I'm still here
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