[Verse 1]
Yeah I got some trouble in my name
But don't confuse the flame with shame
She taught me better I just move different
Mama raised a problem not a fool
May lose my temper but I keep my cool
Hard too strong to play by the book
Got a rough reputation and I don't quit look
Yeah I break a few rules
But I stand on truth
Mama raised a problem
Not a fool

[Verse 2]
I was raised on red clay and hard times
Granddaddy's Bible and a pocket knife
Ain't no silver spoon just grit and grace
Learned to swing before I learned to pray
Work that shift, wore a name tag
Bought my first truck with a paper bag
Did some wrong but I owned it all
If I trip best believe I crawl

[Chorus]
Mama raised a problem not a fool
May lose my temper but I keep my cool
Hard too strong to play by the book
Got a rough reputation and I don't quit look
Yeah I break a few rules
But I stand on truth
Mama raised a problem
Not a fool

[Verse 3]
Got a chip on my shoulder and the dirt on my jeans
Dreams bigger than the county I don't need a team
I move solo ten toes deep
Still thank the Lord before I sleep
Used to pray for heat in the winter
Now I'm stacking bread like a Sunday dinner
They talk I listen then I pass them by
Learned from mama keep your head held high
She say be kind but don't get played
Don't fold when the sky turns gray
Don't steal don't beg don't act like a king
But protect your name like a sacred thing

[Chorus]
Mama raised a problem not a fool
Built from fire sharpened by the truth
I don't bluff and I don't lose sleep
Over folks that ain't cut from the same sheet
Yeah I walk through storms with the old school rules
Mama raised a problem
Not a fool