Will you have whiskey with your water
Or sugar with your tea
What are these crazy questions
That they're asking of me
This is the craziest party
That there ever could be
Oh, don't turn on the light
'Cause I don't want to see

Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
That ain't the way to have fun

Open up the window
Let some air into this room
I think I'm almost choking from
The smell of stale perfume
And that cigarette you're smoking
'Bout to scare me half to death
Open up the window sucka
Let me catch my breath

Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
That ain't the way to have fun, son
That ain't the way to have fun, son

The radio is blasting,
Someone's beating on the door
I'm looking at my girlfriend
She's passed out on the floor
I seen so many things
I ain't never seen before
I don't know what it is
But I don't wanna see no more

Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
She said, that ain't the way to have fun, son

That ain't the way to have fun,

Mama told me, Mama told me, Mama told me
Told me, told me,

Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come

That ain't the way to have fun, no
That ain't the way to have fun, son

That ain't the way to have fun, no
That ain't the way to have fun, son

That ain't the way to have fun, no
That ain't the way to have fun, son

That ain't the way to have fun, no
That ain't the way to have fun, son


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    well i see no one has actually commented on anything but how messed up the lyrics are, but i was wondering if this song could be about like a freak out or bad trip or something. .

    like the part:

    "The radio is blastin' Someone's knocking at the door I'm lookin' at my girlfriend She's passed out on the floor"

    and then:

    "I seen so many things I ain't never seen before Don't know what it is I don't wanna see no more"

    kinda sounding like hes had enough. . too many visuals. . and he just wants it to stop.

    anyone else?

    drummer4844on April 26, 2009   Link

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