(Swing Out Sister)

Duck and dive to survive

Daddy lied mama cried

Things are never learned in school

Guess they taught me all too soon

Mama didn't raise no fool

Feel alone daddy's gone

Didn't ask for this broken home

You heard the rumors now they're true

Could have easily been you

Mama didn't raise no fool

Suddenly it becomes plain to see

That's the way it was meant to me

Spare a thought and save the child

Mama didn't raise no fool

Mama didn't raise no fool

Mama didn't raise no fool

Mama didn't raise no fool

Dry your eyes take my hand

He's not coming back

So understand

Don't break an unwritten rule

Stick together play it cool

Mama didn't raise no fool

Suddenly it becomes plain to see

That's the way it was meant to me

Spare a thought and save the child

Mama didn't raise no fool

Mama didn't raise no fool Mama didn't raise no

Fool

Suddenly it becomes plain to see

That's the way it was meant to me

Spare a thought and save the child

Spare a thought and save the child

Mama didn't raise no fool

Mama didn't raise no fool

Mama didn't raise no fool

Mama didn't raise no fool