The Mama Don't UnderstandShe's Getting MarriedHe's a friend of a friend of the boy next doorHe's got all of the best intentionsHalf of a school degreeWhen he does his song and dancingThey know they can be happy as a show's on TVShe needs a change, she wants a lotWhere she can grow and make it thriveSome kind of space of her ownA different view, another storyAnother way, another chanceTo get on with her lifeOh, she don't know, she don't even knowShe don't know, she don't understandShe's gotta know that she will come out on her ownBut like the man says, you can never go home againYou gotta conceive the new placeBut you're gonna feel right at homeCould you just front that deposit?Mama, we'll pay it back when the welfare check comesNothing's gone as expectedNo one knows all the trouble we've seenHow we'll pull ourselves togetherIt's the two of us now, of course, baby, make threeWe'll build it up and even breakWe'll find a way to have our cakeAnd even eat a piece or twoWe'll show you how, we're living nowWe're living on it againOh, you're not, not all newI'm not, not all newI'm not, not all newI'm not, not all newYou're not, not all newToo much time, babyYou're not, not all newDon't mistake meSo mama please understandIf it's possible we imploreCould we just move in these new thingsWe won't get in the way in the street for the momentTime to be getting toughIt's an unfriendly world outsideYou see things pick up by summerCould we borrow the carYou watch them fly, thanks a lotMama don't understandMama don't understandMama don't understandMama don't understandMama don't understand meMama don't understandMama don't understandShe don't understand meMama don't understand meMama she don't understand meguitar solosolo