When I was a young boy my mama would say

Son, you aint always gonna get your way

Times will be good, times will be bad

You aint always gonna get a winning hand

Son, she always said, you gotta stand tall

Even when it looks like youll take a fall

Life is short and sometimes sweet

Get yout of the kitchen if you cant take the heat



Everything she said was true

My mama never was a fool

Gotta live your life by the golden rule



I guess its true what they say

Really true what they say

I guess what mama said

Was true

Cant have your cake and eat it too, babe



I never doubted any word my

Mutha said

With all the sinnin runnin

round my head

Everything she said was true

My mama never was a fool

Gotta live your life by the golden rule

I guess its true what they say

Everything she said was true

Mama never was a fool

Gotta live your life by the golden rule



I guess its true what they say

Really true what they say

I guess what mama said

Was true

Cant have your cake and eat it too, babe