[Intro]
(Wake up)

[Chorus: Quavo]
(Ayy) Mama told me (ayy) not to sell work (mama)
Seventeen five, same color T-shirt (white)
Mama told me (ayy) not to sell work (mama)
Seventeen five, same color T-shirt (yeah)

[Post-Chorus: Takeoff]
(Take-Takeoff!)
Young n***a poppin' with a pocket full of cottage (ayy)
Woah kemosabe, chopper aimin' at your noggin (ayy)
Had to cop the Audi, then the top, I had to chop it (skrt skrt)
N***as pocket watchin', so I gotta keep the rocket (grrah)

[Verse 1: Dedric]
Still that n***a done that shit as a youngsta
I ain't that n***a,just been jackin and sellin og
To my n***as in the north east
Looked strange to the shawties (thotty)
Now n***a i'm among three hoes
Realize that cookin up dope be (makin!)
Makin n***as fuckable
But see n***a im untouchable
Buildin empire,that shit is fuckin structural
They tryinna fire,they just growin up troubles
N***as open fire (bang),now they be invisible
N***as open that woo
Vertice be fag too
Motherfuck that benzo,got that higga mad and dead
It jumped off the third road,then exploded and whatchu guess (explode)
Just bought brand new wheels,i pray for you,burn down,blessed
Im still alive,n***a I ain't gettin fucked up
Compton to NY to Atlanta,n***as together gonna shotcha (Compton!)
Thousand cartridges drop,intracranial (drop it)
Dedric's dope,untraceable

[Chorus: Quavo]
(Quavo!) Mama told me (ayy) not to sell work (mama)
Seventeen five, same color T-shirt (white)
Mama told me (ayy) not to sell work (mama)
Seventeen five, same color T-shirt (yeah)

[Verse 2: Offset]
(Offset!)
I get high on my own, sir, heard you gon' clone, sir
Stop all that flexin', young n***a don't wanna go there
Never been a gopher (no), but I always been a soldier
Young n***as in the cut (wooh), posted like a vulture (wah)
Divin' off the stage (yeah) in the crowd, it's a mosh pit
Yeah, shawty bad, but she broke 'cause she don't own shit
Mama asked me (mama), "Son, when the trappin' gon' quit?" (mama)
I been ridin' 'round (wooh) through the city in my new bitch ('krt)

[Chorus: Takeoff]
Young n***a poppin' with a pocket full of cottage (ayy)
Woah kemosabe, chopper aimin' at your noggin (ayy)
Had to cop the Audi, then the top, I had to chop it (skrt skrt)
N***as pocket watchin', so I gotta keep the rocket (ayy)

[Post-Chorus: Quavo & Dedric]
Mama told you
N***as in the motherfuckin lambo,got commando
Mama told you (told ya,told ya,told ya)
Ric n***as on the heavy side ,these n***as on the deadly side

[Verse 3: Quavo]
1995 (19), 2005 (2000)
Seen it with my eyes (seen), dope still alive (dope)
Real mob ties (mob), real frog eyes (frog)
Real whole pies (woh), all-time high (high)
Do it for the culture (culture)
They gon' bite like vultures (vultures)
Way back when (woh) I was trappin' out Toyotas (skrrt skrrt)
I'ma hit the gas (gas), 12 can't pull me over (twelve)
Space coupe, Quavo Yoda, pourin' drank in sodas

[Outro: Quavo]
Mama told me (mama) not to sell work
Mama told you (mama)
Seventeen five, same color T-shirt (white)
Mama told you (mama)
Mama told you (mama)