Yeah, yeah, now
You never can tell where the chips are gonna fall
Have you, have you, have you, have you, one day, you'll lose it all
And now who's gonna answer to your call?
When you dance, show off on your friends, one and all
No, you never gave love
And now you cry for love
You're never sure of your joy
Now you're back to being humble
Like a little baby boy
Now where were you?
They said that you can't be found
But I thought you were
Servicing everyone's needs but your own
Did you know that mama's longing to see ya
Yeah, she tried every number to reach ya
Your little brother needs school
But there you were like a fool
Never know how you keep your cool, oh
But life gives hurt 'til you change
Oh, you don't look the same
Yeah, you're back to bein' simple again
Where do you go from here?
Oh, I wish I could say
Yeah, I hope you learn your lesson today
Now you never can tell where the chips are gonna fall
Have you, have you, have you, have you, one day you lose it all
And now who's gonna answer to your call?
When you dance, show off on your friends, one and all
Now you never gave love
And now you need love
You're never sure of your joy
Now you're back to being humble
Like a little baby boy
But it's too late for promises
Too late
If I were you, I'd stay away from the hood
'Til I've got something good, yes
And maybe next time you'll know
Maybe next time you'll learn
Life gives hurt 'til you change
No, you don't look the same
Yeah, he's back to being simple again
Yeah
Where do you go from here?
Oh, I wish I could say
I only hope you learn your lesson today
Oh, you never can tell where the chips are gonna fall
Have you, have you, have you, have you, one day, you'll lose it all
And now who's gonna answer to your call?
When you dance, show off on your friends, one and all
No, you never gave love
And now you cry for love
You're never sure of your joy
Now you're back to being humble
Like a little baby boy
But it's too late for promises
It's too late
If I were you, I'd stay away from the hood
For good
Yeah, how could you do this to mama?
Yeah, how?
How could you do this to your little brother?
Yeah
No, you never can tell where the chips are gonna fall
(Have you, have you, have you, have you, one day you'll lose it all)
And you never will know which way the coin is gonna turn
Now, oh
I tell you, yeah
How, how could you?