You better be good

Or mama will take your freedom away

Your freedom away

You better be good

Or mama will take your freedom away

And you wouldn't



You know it makes sense child

To follow mama's style

She hasn't got it in for us

Growing up just takes a while

Growing up just takes a while

She moulds her puppet, ties on the strings

For the whole wide world to see

She'll drag you down and chain you up

Takes her lifetime to break free

Takes her lifetime to break free

Don't speak, don't think

Don't move, don't breathe

She'll take you down again



You better be good

Or mama will take your freedom away

Your freedom away

You better be good

Or mama will take your freedom away

And you wouldn't like that would you



So what if you're the problem child

You know that mama's always right

Don't you know what's right or wrong

When you're out of mama's sight

When you're out of mama's sight

Now tell her that it's time to leave

And you'll see mama cry

Just walk on right out the door

There's the whole wide world outside

There's the whole wide world outside

Don't speak, don't think

Don't move, don't breathe

She'll take you down again



You better be good

Or mama will take your freedom away

Your freedom away

You better be good

Or mama will take your freedom away

And you wouldn't like that would you