Your mama said, "clean out your head boy, don`t lay nothing on my child"
Your friends they said, "Your heads in a noose boy lay some boogie on our minds"
And we stood like the rapids and I was like a new born child.

Your father said, "clean out your head boy, go and kick cans along the street"
Your father said "clean out your toes rose and go and lick some uncooked meat`
And we stood like the rapids and I was like a new born child.

Your mama said, "my babe is not free son, but I`m loose about midnight`
Your father said, "Your sisters a groove boy, what I said it just ain`t right"
But then I stood like the rapids and I was like a new born child.

Won`t you tell me why?


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    give me a fucking break!? there should be at least one comment on each marc bolan song this guy was a fucking legend in his own right and this song just backs up that claim just as much as Jeepster and his other massive hits! wake up people stop listening to shit and start listening and commenting on real music such as this!

    floydian18on September 10, 2006   Link

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