Mama Don't Understand

My mama don't understand She's impossible to the core Now she says that she's gettin' married He's a friend of a friend of the boy next door He's got all of the best intentions Half of a school degree When he does his song and dancin' They know they can be happy as the shows on TV She needs a change, she wants a life Where she can grow and they can thrive Some kind of space of her own A different view, another slant Another way, another chance To get on with her life (Mama she don't understand) Mama she don't She don't even know She don't know She don't understand She's gotta know If she can cut life on her own But like the man says "You can never go home again" You gotta come see the new place Mom, you're gonna feel right at home Could you just front that deposit Mama, we'll pay you back when the welfare check comes Nothin's gone as expected No one knows all the trouble we've seen But we'll pull ourselves together It's the two of us now, of course, baby makes three A little luck, an even break We'll find a way to have our cake And even eat a piece or two We'll show you how We're winnin' now We'll live it up Can't keep 'em down She don't understand me Don't understand me So mama, please understand (Mama, please understand) If it's possible, we implore Could we just move in these few things We won't get in the way and we'll sleep on the floor 'Cuz, times have been getting tougher (Times have been getting tough) It's an unfriendly world outside They say things will pick up by summer Can we borrow the car, will you watch little Clyde Thanks a lot Mama don't understand Mama don't understand me Mama don't understand Mama don't understand me (Mama don't understand me) (Mama don't understand me, no) Mama don't understand She don't understand me (Mama don't understand me) (Mama, she don't understand me, yeah)