Wow, there is something going down Like the storm in the sky, ooh
I ain't gonna be played by your behavior How can I trust someone who's lying to me
* So, bow out, go Now, I said, bow out and leave
I said take your stuff, and go 'Cause you're not for me, no
** Mamma knows best when times get hard
And papa always has a joke to make me laugh
See, mamma knows best when, ha, I feel down
To bring me up and always keep my feet on solid ground Yeah
See, I ain't no new old rag doll that you can pick up and drop
And all of this inconsistent love, yeah I think it's time that it S-T-O, stops
( * , ** )
"Just be the best," my daddy said to me "Always use humor as your therapy, yeah-yeah
Don't ever take life too seriously Just do you, 'cause you do you so perfectly"
See, mamma, mamma knows best See, daddy, daddy knows best
See mamma, mama knows