Pops Taught Me

All family ain't family All friends ain't friends All family ain't family All friends ain't friends My pops taught me this Back stabbed by ya close friends Close friends close friends Thought they was with you Til the end Then then smiles turned to grins It's only so long fake Can pretend Back stabbed by ya own fam Own fam own fam Ya share the same blood Now things ain't Like they was Knocked you down from a hug Was it ever really love All family ain't family All friends ain't friends My pops taught me this Reminiscing about the times When we ran together Thick as thieves Doing it all no matter the weather Plotting on getting rich Putting our minds together Sharing clothes and shoes We was fly together And then you switched And then I tripped Never pictured this It is what it is It is what it is My mama said watch ya back son Never thought it was you I had to watch it from Pay attention to true intentions They never missing Hissing and dissing Behind ya back in ya face convincing Leave you stranded Feeling abandoned All friends ain't friends And all family ain't family Back stabbed by ya close friends Close friends close friends Thought they was with you Til the end Then then smiles turned to grins It's only so long fake Can pretend Back stabbed by ya own fam Own fam own fam Ya share the same blood Now things ain't like they was Knocked you down from a hug Was it ever really love All family ain't family All friends ain't friends My pops taught me this If nothing else that my pops taught me stuck His famous saying All family ain't family And all friends ain't friends did Sometimes we have to realize That the love and loyalty we give is not the same we get So I tell people all the time Always expect disappointment So you'll never be disappointed Let that marinate for a minute