[Intro: Teddy Riley]
True
[Chorus: Chico DeBarge, Richard Stiles & Teddy Riley]
Huh, huh, uh-huh, huh (I know it's true)
I know this much is true (Every day in my hood, mm, true, mm)
Huh, huh, uh-huh, huh (Ho, yeah)
I know this much is true (Ho, come on, Pen, take it to the bridge)
[Verse 1: Queen Pen, Chico DeBarge & Teddy Riley]
Growin' up they didn't want to have nothing to do with you
Make a hit and everybody went to high school with you (Mm, uh-huh)
Wanna play you close and jump in the pool with you
I don't know what to do, but this much is true (Mm, yeah, uh)
And in the hood, they all like to knock your career
And turn right around when you hot that year (No doubt, mm)
I played modest and told them that it's God I fear
That the man upstairs, He control this here (Shaba-daba, da, mm, yeah, true)
And it's funny how, soon as the money piles
Everybody wanna play buddy-buddy now (Mm, uh)
Run me down, but when the dough gets low
Only a few friends roll, you know? (Yeah)
And my moms, bless her heart, she used to give me strife
Said, "Lynise, please do somethin' with your life" (Mm)
And how it's gon' play out, I don't have a clue
All I know is this much is true, uh (True, it's true)
[Chorus: Chico DeBarge, Richard Stiles & Teddy Riley]
Huh, huh, uh-huh, huh (Yeah)
I know this much is true (I know this much is true, mm-hmm, it's true)
Huh, huh, uh-huh, huh (True, yeah)
I know this much is true (I know, I know this much is true, Uh-huh, caress)
[Verse 2: Queen Pen, Chico DeBarge & Teddy Riley]
And I remember when, I used to fiend for calls
When I hit number one I had to screen my calls (Mm, yeah)
Used to see my mama strugglin', worn from work (Uh-huh)
Told her when I made it big, she never gonna work (No doubt, oh-ooh-oh-oh)
I used to wish at night that my brothers in the street (True)
Hustlin', shh, they would live through the night (Mm, true)
And see another day somehow (Mmm)
Find another way I vow (I know, uh, woah)
To all my soldiers, I hold you down (True)
From standin' in the rain to the Rovers now (Ah)
I'm screamin' your name to warn you that the goldest is around (Yeah, name, word is bond)
To on-stage throwin' it down
No matter where you at, represent your hood (Mm)
No matter where I'm at I'm representin' my hood
And how it's gonva all play out, I don't have a clue (Trust)
All I know is this much is true, uh-huh (True, it's true)
[Chorus: Chico DeBarge, Richard Stiles & Teddy Riley]
Huh, huh, uh-huh, huh (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I know this much is true (I know this much is true, all I'm say-I'm sayin' it's true)
Huh, huh, uh-huh, huh (True, true, yeah, trust, hey)
I know this much is true (A'ight, every day in, every day in my hood, baby, the verse)
[Verse 3: Queen Pen, Chico DeBarge & Teddy Riley]
I opened up my eyes to a brighter day
Nobody in the block gave their life away
We all tryna take it easily (Hey, yeah, no doubt)
Everybody wanna make it, to seems it's free (Yeah, and that's right)
Today it's all good and it seems so strange (Yeah)
I look up in the hood now things done changed (Yeah, oh, oh, yeah, ho-ho, ho)
Kids they used to be wheelies for blocks (Oh-ho)
Is out ridin' they bikes, doin' wheelies for blocks (Shaba-daba, da, baby)
And chicks is on the bench, still gossipin', who's she slidin' in
Who's she slidin' with, outside partyin'
Old timers in the back playin' dominoes
Kids freestylin', all kinds of flows (Ohh, hoo, hoo, ho, come on)
Girls flow through with designer clothes (Ah)
It's day now but you know how night time goes (Ah, hoo-hoo)
And how it's gon' play out I don't have a clue (Ooh, no-no)
All I know is this much is true, it's true (All I know this much is true, all I know, baby, true, yeah, yeah)
[Chorus: Chico DeBarge, Richard Stites & Teddy Riley]
Huh, huh, uh-huh, huh (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I know this much is true (All I know, this much is true, ah, it's true, yes)
Huh, huh, uh-huh, huh (It's true)
I know this much is true (Every day in my hood, yo, Rich, take it to the bridge)
Huh, huh, uh-huh, huh (Ahh, yeah, ahh, ain't other way, yeah, baby, baby, baby)
I know this much is true (I'm keepin' every second day real, baby)
Huh, huh, uh-huh, huh (Ah, yeah)
I know this much is true (Runnin', the bridge, the bridge, my hitch)
Huh, huh, uh-huh, huh (Yeah, to the bridge, ooh-hoo, ahh, come on, ahh)
I know this much is true (Ahh, ooh-oh, hoo, yeah, take it, ahh, yeah)
Huh, huh, uh-huh, huh (I know it, ahh, I know it, to the bridge, ahh)
I know this much is true (Baby, I show it, every day in my hood, yeah, it's true)
Huh, huh, uh-huh, huh (I know it, yeah, I know it, yeah, come on, ahh)
I know this much is true (Baby, I know it, every day in my hood, baby yeah, it's true)
Huh, huh, uh-huh, huh (I know it, yeah, ah, it's true, ahh, baby, baby)
I know this much is true (Mm, gon' keep around my way, say, "Hey," represent, you know, you know it's true)
Huh, huh, uh-huh, huh (Uh, yeah, mm, come on, 'nother day, baby)
I know this much is true (Ohh-ooh, it's true, ooh, yeah)
Huh, huh, uh-huh, huh (Yeah)
I know this much is true (You know it's true)
