Lyrics
Get smart, leave school, grow hard, be cool
Advocating for practical wisdom, leaving formal education, toughening up, and adopting a cool attitude.
Keep it in your head
Emphasizing the importance of internalizing advice or knowledge.
Don't get in debt, don't fret or forget
Encouraging financial responsibility, avoiding worry, and remembering to wish goodwill to others.
To wish your neighbor well
Highlighting the significance of expressing positive intentions toward neighbors.
Small talk, small folk, converse, tell joke
Referring to mundane conversations, ordinary people, and the importance of being honest about reality.
Tell it like it aint
Encouraging truthful communication even when it's uncomfortable.
make it, make out, pull through, fall out
Advocating for resilience, navigating challenges, succeeding, and experiencing setbacks.
Take it round again
Encouraging persistence and repeating the process.
Ooh mother it aint like the way you said
Expressing a sense of disappointment or disagreement with maternal advice.
Ooh sister well it seems we've been misled
Suggesting that sibling expectations or beliefs have also been misconstrued.
Ooh baby is it worth it, is it hell
Questioning the value or worthiness of certain actions or choices, possibly with a negative connotation.
Old lady you could tell us
Addressing an older woman, asking for insight or guidance.
So tell us well
Encouraging the older woman to share her wisdom or perspective.
Get smart, leave school, grow hard, be cool
Reiterating the advice to be intelligent, resilient, and maintain a composed demeanor.
Keep it in your head
Reiterating the importance of internalizing advice or knowledge.
Don't get in debt, don't fret or forget
Reinforcing financial responsibility and emphasizing the importance of positive intentions toward others.
To wish your neighbor well
Reiterating the significance of expressing goodwill towards neighbors.
Ooh mother it aint like the way you said
Reiterating a sense of disagreement or disappointment with maternal guidance.
Ooh sister well it seems we've been misled
Suggesting that sibling expectations or beliefs have also been misconstrued.
Ooh baby is it worth it, is it hell
Questioning the value or worthiness of certain actions or choices, possibly with a negative connotation.
Old lady you could tell us
Addressing an older woman, asking for insight or guidance.
So tell us well
Encouraging the older woman to share her wisdom or perspective.
Ooh mother it aint like the way you said
Reiterating a sense of disagreement or disappointment with maternal guidance.
Ooh sister well it seems we've been misled
Suggesting that sibling expectations or beliefs have also been misconstrued.
Ooh baby is it worth it, is it hell
Questioning the value or worthiness of certain actions or choices, possibly with a negative connotation.
Old lady you could tell us
Addressing an older woman, asking for insight or guidance.
So tell us well
Encouraging the older woman to share her wisdom or perspective.
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