Everything I ever learned That gets me through the worst I learned at my Mama's knee Now, anytime I'm turned around I turn to Mama first And you'd be wise To memorize What Mama says to me Now, Mama ain't been wrong yet. And I'm living proof Take that for what it's worth Mama says Don't use a toaster while standing in the shower Now who an argue with that? Mama says Don't hold your breath for longer than an hour The woman knows where it's at! And Mama says it doesn't matter If you're a king or you're a clown Once you drive up a mountain You can't back down You can't back down, Ren! Now, Ren, you've not yet had the pleasure of meeting my Mama, But these boys here have. C'mon and help me out, fellas. Mama says Don't drink hot coffee lying down in bed Don't even give it a thought Jeter, Garvin & Bickle: It's a mess Mama says Never eat anything bigger than your head Is she a whiz or what? Oh yes! And Mama says it doesn't matter If you're a king or you're a clown Once you drive up a mountain You can't back down Once you drive up a mountain You can't back down Mama makes a lot of sense If you know how to listen She is clear and concise Daddy says, "I love her, son, But she's got marbles missin'" But I say, "Hey! It's free advice And what d'you expect at that price?" Mama says What you believe in is all you really own And I believe that she's right Mama says If you've got doubts, well, then, boy, you're not alone Just means you're ready to fight And Mama says it doesn't matter If you're a king or you're a clown Once you drive up a mountain You can't back down, down, down, down You can turn up the heat You can turn up the road You can carry a beat You can carry a load You can throw a bit You can throw a punch You can bring up a child You can bring up your lunch! A one, two, three! And Mama says it doesn't matter If you drive a hard bargain or drive around town Once you drive up a mountain You can't back down Once you drive up a mountain You can't back down! I thought of one more thing Mama says Don't buy a chandelier unless you've got a ceiling I don't know what that's about Mama says Don't chew on tin foil unless you like that feeling Somehow she figured that out Willard, Garvin, Bickle & Jeter: And Mama says it doesn't matter If you're a king or you're a clown Once you drive up a mountain Remember, boy Everyone's countin' on you Once you drive up a mountain You can't back down! That's my Mama!
Everything I ever learned
That gets me through the worst
I learned at my Mama's knee
Now, anytime I'm turned around
I turn to Mama first
And you'd be wise
To memorize
What Mama says to me
Now, Mama ain't been wrong yet.
And I'm living proof
Take that for what it's worth
Mama says
Don't use a toaster while standing in the shower
Now who an argue with that?
Mama says
Don't hold your breath for longer than an hour
The woman knows where it's at!
And Mama says it doesn't matter
If you're a king or you're a clown
Once you drive up a mountain
You can't back down
You can't back down, Ren!
Now, Ren, you've not yet had the pleasure of meeting my Mama,
But these boys here have. C'mon and help me out, fellas.
Mama says
Don't drink hot coffee lying down in bed
Don't even give it a thought
Jeter, Garvin & Bickle:
It's a mess
Mama says
Never eat anything bigger than your head
Is she a whiz or what?
Oh yes!
And Mama says it doesn't matter
If you're a king or you're a clown
Once you drive up a mountain
You can't back down
Once you drive up a mountain
You can't back down
Mama makes a lot of sense
If you know how to listen
She is clear and concise
Daddy says, "I love her, son,
But she's got marbles missin'"
But I say, "Hey! It's free advice
And what d'you expect at that price?"
Mama says
What you believe in is all you really own
And I believe that she's right
Mama says
If you've got doubts, well, then, boy, you're not alone
Just means you're ready to fight
And Mama says it doesn't matter
If you're a king or you're a clown
Once you drive up a mountain
You can't back down, down, down, down
You can turn up the heat
You can turn up the road
You can carry a beat
You can carry a load
You can throw a bit
You can throw a punch
You can bring up a child
You can bring up your lunch!
A one, two, three!
And Mama says it doesn't matter
If you drive a hard bargain or drive around town
Once you drive up a mountain
You can't back down
Once you drive up a mountain
You can't back down!
I thought of one more thing
Mama says
Don't buy a chandelier unless you've got a ceiling
I don't know what that's about
Mama says
Don't chew on tin foil unless you like that feeling
Somehow she figured that out
Willard, Garvin, Bickle & Jeter:
And Mama says it doesn't matter
If you're a king or you're a clown
Once you drive up a mountain
Remember, boy
Everyone's countin' on you
Once you drive up a mountain
You can't back down!
That's my Mama!