[Refrain]
Mama never told me there'd be nights like this
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Papa never told me I'd be broke as shit
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
But grandma always told me, "Keep your head up, boy
Life isn't a toy, it's all about you choices"
Voices drowning out the noises
Howling in the city, always trying to destroy this
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

[Verse 1]
Grandpa puffing on a new cigar
While I keep strumming on his old guitar
Hoping that it takes me pretty far
Wanna go places that I can't go in my car
I wanna be a star, want my shit to play in bars
And kids to say, "Damn, he's got bars"
Flow out of this world like it's Mars
Swing into the chorus like I'm Tarzan

[Refrain]
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Mama never told me there'd be nights like this
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Papa never told me I'd bе broke as shit
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Mama never told mе there'd be nights like this
Nights like this, oh
[Verse 2]
Never thought about it back when I was a kid
I used to hide all of my money in my socks, I did
Until I wrote my first hit, I pray to God you never hear it
At the time, I was the only one who needed to believe it
I swear, when I get there
All my goddamn problems would've disappeared
But I'm right here at the entrance
Looked better from a distance, oh man
I'm boutta swing into the chorus like I'm Tarzan

[Refrain]
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Mama never told me there'd be nights like this
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Papa never told me I'd be broke as shit
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Mama never told me there'd be nights like this
Nights like this, oh

[Outro]
Mama never told me there'd be nights like this