[Intro] If you knew If you knew, then you knew (then knew, knew~) If you knew If you knew~, then you knew~ (then knew) [Verse 1] If you knew, then you knew You would never play it cruel If you knew what pain can do You'd stop before it cuts through Back then I wore the look Hard face, hard talk, hard foot But that ice don't make a man Just a kid with a clenched-up hand [Pre-Chorus] If you knew, you'd switch that lane If you knew, you'd drop that frame What you feed is what you be~ What you plant come back to me~ [Chorus] If you knew, you couldn't be thug If you knew, you could show love If you knew, there'd be no hate If you knew, it ain't too late If you knew, you couldn't be thug If you knew, you could show love If you knew, there'd be no hate Never too late, 'til it's too late 'Til it's too late [Verse 2] I seen brothers turn to smoke By the pride they couldn't choke Seen a fist become a wall Then the whole thing make us fall Now I talk with a steady jaw Not every scar means go to war Some nights the truth feel tough But a soft heart still mean enough [Pre-Chorus] If you knew, you'd switch that lane If you knew, you'd drop that frame What you feed is what you be~ What you plant come back to me~ [Chorus] If you knew, you couldn't be thug If you knew, you could show love If you knew, there'd be no hate If you knew, it ain't too late If you knew, you couldn't be thug If you knew, you could show love If you knew, there'd be no hate Never too late, 'til it's too late [Bridge] Seen too much to fake this pose Pain don't heal by striking blows One more day, one more chance Drop that armor, change your stance~ [Chorus] If you knew If you knew, you couldn't be thug If you knew, you could show love If you knew, there'd be no hate If you knew, it ain't too late If you knew, you couldn't be thug If you knew, you could show love If you knew, there'd be no hate Never too late, 'til it's too late 'Til it's too late