my mama said

that your life is a gift

and my mama said

there's much weight you will lift

and my mama said

leave those bad boys alone

and my mama said

be home before the dawn

and my mama said

you can be rich or poor

but my mama said

you can be big or small



but i'm always on the run



my mama said

that it's good to be truthful

but my mama said

don't take more than a mouthful

and my mama said

that it's good to be natural

and my mama said

that it's good to be factual



but i'm always on the run



my mama said

baby don't ride that crazy horse

and my mama said

you must push with much force

and my mama said

go get all that your after

and my mama said

that love's all that matters



but i'm always on the run