Mama used to tell me
Friends not good for you, girl
But I know I would learn the hard way
Smile inna yuh face
Dem a chat behind yuh back
Gwan like dem a sheep
But dem a wolf inna pack
No mek dem build yuh weed
Wid Lizard tail an' gi yuh crack
If walls could a talk to yuh
Trust mi yuh would a shock
Seh dem luv yuh, don't fall fi dat
Man to man so unjust, memba dat
Bob Marley dun did sing dat
All around the world
Friends will sell yuh out fi two shillings
An' pearl
Mama used to tell me
Friends not good for you, girl
But I know I would learn the hard way
(Bun a fake friend)
Mama used to beg me
Stay away from them girls
But I know I would face it anyway
(A hypocrite dem)
Backstabba
Could be sister
Or yuh brother
Yuh fuck fi si a who would a pull di trigga
Live yuh life, everybaddi yah fi pree
Watch yuh friends more than yuh enemy
It nuh matta what they come and say
They don't wanna see you on your way
They pull you back 'cause they want you stay
Unda di ground
But a pray a day an'
Mama used to tell me
Friends not good for you, girl
But I know I would learn the hard way
(Bun a fake friend)
Mama used to beg me
Stay away from them girls
But I know I would face it anyway
(A hypocrite dem)
Stay in my zone 'cause
I'm good pon mi own
A nuh everybaddi fi know
A weh yuh call home
Wen dem call yuh dem friend
Yuh fi watch out fi dem 'cause
Mama used to say, mama used to say
Mama used to tell me
Friends not good for you, girl
But I know
I would learn the hard way
Mama used to beg me
Stay away from them girls
But I know I would face it anyway
Mama used to tell me
Friends not good for you, girl
But I know I would learn the hard way
(Bun a fake friend)
