Boyz N the Hood soundtrack

"There are a few things I wanna explain to you..<br> and I`ll try to define, to the best of my ability"<br><br>"Mama don`t take no mess!" "Mmmm, mmm, mmm"<br>"Mama.. mama don`t take no mess!"<br><br> "I`ma tell you one more thing;<br> and won`t tell y`all nothin else"<br><br>"Mama.."<br><br>[Yo-Yo]<br>Growin up was crazy, in my days we got our ass kicked<br>Mama didn`t play no ? cause talkin back is foul play<br>She had her own way of gettin across, which was a belt of steel<br>She`d tell us from the work we could all but kneel<br>Gettin nasty in front of guests was the way she`d like to do it<br>She`ll say straighten your shit up, or you can stop em from comin<br>And yo guys knew what time it was, even they was checked<br>I got a down ass mama ("that`s right") mama don`t take no mess<br>Now shit got hectic, cause mama was tipped<br>She`ll tell you in a minute don`t let your mouth get yo` ass whipped<br>Mama did it all by herself, King and Queen of this house<br>Yellin, "I want my Daddy" would get your ass thrown out<br>Now when it came to partyin, moms got wild<br>Don`t nuttin get old but clothes, and they come back as styles<br>("that`s right.. that`s right") Yo, I got a down ass mama<br><br>"Mama don`t take no mess!" "Mmmm, mmm, mmm"<br>"Mama.. mama don`t take no mess!" "Mmmm, mmm, mmm"<br>"Mama.. mama don`t take no mess!" "Mmmm, mmm, mmm"<br>"Mama.. mama don`t take no mess!" "Can you dig it?"<br><br>[Yo-Yo]<br>Beings it was all girls, shit was always missing<br>from panties to makeup, if it was gone then she was bitchin<br>She wants to know, "Who`s been in the house?" I said no company<br>Checkin her dresser sayin, "What happened to my money?"<br>If it was on then it was on, cause money don`t walk<br>Somebody better talk, find the stuff she done lost<br>I got my butt whooped for everything I did wrong<br>And it was ON, cause niggaz kept playin on my phone<br>Don`t let moms go to a conference and the teacher confess<br>Man I`m tell you, mama don`t take no mess<br>Why watch me go down, fight to keep it goin<br>but really not knowin cause the truth is what they`re showin<br>You don`t have a friend, friends come and go is what she`ll say<br>Never tell your deepest secret, you`ll get hurt that way<br>Love is a game, and it`s okay if you play<br>But they`re dogs dressed as men, tryin to be your friend<br>and baby watch out, don`t take a step unless you know which way you`re goin<br>Times are gettin lonely but I`ll be a honey<br>I`ll never leave ya, believe that love is in the air<br>No matter what you done, moms`ll be there<br>I got a down ass mama<br><br>"Mama don`t take no mess!"<br><br> "Because I`m aware that you have to use what you have<br> to get what you want. This is the reason I`m asking<br> you to tighten up your shit. Be proud of your black<br> body and use it. That`s your natural gift, so girls<br> use it. But you got to get yo` shit together!"<br><br>"Mama don`t take no mess!"<br><br> "I`m beggin you please do like I told you"<br><br>[Yo-Yo]<br>Moms, didn`t play the okey-doke, oke can get choked, huh<br>Fuck around and get yo` neck broke<br>Tellin your friends, "Hold up, wait man, moms`ll let me go"<br>Walk in the house and mom straight say NO!<br>The type of moms to whup you in the store if she hasta<br>Just to let you know, you`re the child, she`s the master<br>Livin it to the fullest, playin 40 like she`s 20 y`know<br>Some old tricks from a young pro<br>Brought up in a church house, and every Sunday was a must<br>When moms couldn`t make it, we rode the church bus<br>Don`t say you couldn`t fade it, cause that was plannin yo` week<br>No church, no runnin the streets G! ("That`s right")<br>We didn`t neglect our chores, that was number one<br>For thirty on the dot, we was on the run<br>She used to pull up at the dance, have the DJ to call us out<br>After two o`clock, wasn`t no hangin out<br>Sometimes she waited in the batterram or stood at the front do`<br>People used to ask what she came fo`<br>Hell wasn`t nuttin get close, moms was loc, no joke<br>("Right on!)" I got a down ass mama<br><br>"Mama don`t take no mess!" "Mmmm, mmm, mmm"<br>"Mama.. mama don`t take no mess!" "Mmmm, mmm, mmm"<br>"Mama.. mama don`t take no mess!"<br>"Mama.. mama don`t take no mess!"<br><br>"Mama.. mama don`t take no mess!" "Mmmm, mmm, mmm"