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Take Your Mama Lyrics
When you grow up
Livin' like a good boy oughta
And your mama
Takes a shine to her best son
Something different
All the girls they seem to like you
Cause you're handsome
Like to talk and a whole lot of fun
But now your girl's gone a missin'
And your house has got an empty bed
The folks'll wonder 'bout the wedding
They won't listen to a word you said
[Chorus]
Gonna take your mama out all night
Yeah we'll show her what it's all about
We'll get her jacked up on some cheap champagne
We'll let the good times all roll out
And if the music ain't good, well it's just too bad
We're gonna sing along no matter what
Because the dancers don't mind at the New Orleans
If you tip 'em and they make a cut
Do it
Take your mama out all night
So she'll have no doubt
That we're doing oh the best we can
We're gonna do it
Take your mama out all night
You can stay up late
'cause baby you're a full grown man
It's a struggle
Livin' like a good boy oughta
In the summer
Watchin' all the girls pass by
When your mama
Heard the way that you'd been talking
I tried to tell you
That all she'd wanna do is cry
Now we end up takin' the long way home
Lookin' overdressed wearin' buckets of stale cologne
It's so hard to see streets on a country road
When your glasses in the garbage
And your Continental's just got towed
[Repeat Chorus x2]
Livin' like a good boy oughta
And your mama
Takes a shine to her best son
Something different
All the girls they seem to like you
Cause you're handsome
Like to talk and a whole lot of fun
And your house has got an empty bed
The folks'll wonder 'bout the wedding
They won't listen to a word you said
Gonna take your mama out all night
Yeah we'll show her what it's all about
We'll get her jacked up on some cheap champagne
We'll let the good times all roll out
And if the music ain't good, well it's just too bad
We're gonna sing along no matter what
Because the dancers don't mind at the New Orleans
If you tip 'em and they make a cut
Take your mama out all night
So she'll have no doubt
That we're doing oh the best we can
We're gonna do it
Take your mama out all night
You can stay up late
'cause baby you're a full grown man
Livin' like a good boy oughta
In the summer
Watchin' all the girls pass by
When your mama
Heard the way that you'd been talking
I tried to tell you
That all she'd wanna do is cry
Lookin' overdressed wearin' buckets of stale cologne
It's so hard to see streets on a country road
When your glasses in the garbage
And your Continental's just got towed
Song Info
Submitted by
trapezium On May 29, 2004
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I think this song's about a gay guy coming out to his mother. I LOVE this song.
It's a sad song, and I agree that it's about a gay guy coming out of tyhe closet to his mother. it's something that really does happen, and it happened to one of my freinds. He came out to his parents, and his Dad just kind of ignored it, and his mother refused to beleive it. It must be hard to come out in the open to your parents, then to have them not accept it. It's bad enough the shit he gets for it at school.
I think it's obvious. The song is about a guy who finds out he's gay after an unsuccessful relationship with a woman, and his boyfriend wants him to come out to his mum. They want to get her drunk and cheer her up so she doesn't get shocked.
brilliant song, fun but a little sad. the second last verse ('it's a struggle...') makes you think about how hard it is for a gay guy to come out to his mother and how hard it is for her to accept it.
rumor has it since the lead singer is gay..that it was about his coming out to his mom or of a friend..but who knows.
@poppunkposer the main singer (Jake) is gay, so that confirms the rumor, and I read on a website that he confirmed it being about telling your mom that you're gay
@poppunkposer the main singer (Jake) is gay, so that confirms the rumor, and I read on a website that he confirmed it being about telling your mom that you're gay
i like this song its very elton john-afied, know wot i mean.
I actually read an interveiw where the lead singer said it was about a gay guy coming out to his mum, and if you read between the lines you can tell. Great song.
I should withdraw this comment! I just looked it up and Jake says he is gay! I could have sworn he siad they were all hetero on this interview on Austrian T.V channel GOTV! oh well my bad.
actually jake is gay babydaddy is gay del marquis is gay ana matronic is straight and paddyboom is straight and that is the truth they said it publicly i think it's extremley obvious
yeah its obvious but it could be just an image that they want to have too!! an act ya know but anyway yeah 3 of them are gay! the drummer most definitly not cos he was chatting us up a bit. hahaha. Jake is hhhot. oh well its always the gay guys.