Learned My Lesson

[Chorus]
I guess it take too much time to learn my lesson (To learn my lesson)
Took a lot of my pride, try to express it (Took my pride)
Still keep my pole when I ride, without a question (Bah, bah-bah)
Still be ten toes outside, without a question (Ten toes)
But it don't take to much time to load my weapon (To load my weapon)
Niggas always start hidin' when we address it (When we address it)
Still keep my pole when I ride, without a question (Fah, fah-fah)
Still be ten toes outside, without a question (Ten toes)
I guess it take too much time to learn my lesson (To learn my lesson)

[Verse 1]
It took me almost to die for me get it (To get it, yeah)
And it don't take twenty times to get a sentence, uh (To get a sentence)
And if they try me, I'm always gon' ride with it, uh (Ride with it)
I put myself in position, I never had to fold (Fold)
Mama say, "Make good decisions", I walk round with this pole (Yeah)
And I'ma stay ten toes even if I had nine (Had nine)
What kind of man is he? Can't put my trust in mankind (No, oh)

[Bridge]
Why did I take the harder way? (Why did I?)
I left them all behind and I had to part ways, ayy (Part ways)

[Chorus]
I guess it take too much time to learn my lesson (To learn my lesson)
Took a lot of my pride, try to express it (Took my pride)
Still keep my pole when I ride, without a question (Bah, bah-bah)
Still be ten toes outside, without a question (Ten toes)
But it don't take to much time to load my weapon (To load my weapon)
Niggas always start hidin' when we address it (When we address it)
Still keep my pole when I ride, without a question (Fah, fah-fah)
Still be ten toes outside, without a question (Ten toes)
I guess it take too much time to learn my lesson

[Verse 2]
And I was willing to wait, buy some property before I ever be property of the state
See, my brother do twenty years just because they got him on tape
I'ma product of my environment, baby, I can't escape
I learn my lesson young
Never let a ho treat me like less than one (Less the one)
Yeah, that's lesson one (That's lesson one)
And I never hung 'round any nigga that really expected somethin'
That shit'll get me numb, yeah

[Bridge]
Why did I take the harder way? (Why did I?)
I left them all behind and I had to part ways, ayy (Part ways)

[Chorus]
I guess it take too much time to learn my lesson (To learn my lesson)
Took a lot of my pride, try to express it (Took my pride)
Still keep my pole when I ride, without a question (Bah, bah-bah)
Still be ten toes outside, without a question (Ten toes)
But it don't take to much time to load my weapon (To load my weapon)
Niggas always start hidin' when we address it (When we address it)
Still keep my pole when I ride, without a question (Fah, fah-fah)
Still be ten toes outside, without a question (Ten toes)
I guess it take too much time to learn my lesson