The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Well I saw you once
Then I blew it for the next ten thousand days
I should of packed away
I needed to go back and show you
I needed to go back, I know it's wrong
I'll have to get along
Mama just called, said she's tucked away
Mama just called, said she's tucked away another day
Mama just called, said she's tucked away
Her momma just called, said she's extra sad today
Well I spent the whole day yesterday on cliches about love
Makin' me remember when your pushes became shoves
I wanted to go back and show ya
I needed to go back, I know it's wrong
I'll have to get along
Mama just called, said she's tucked away
Mama just called, said she's tucked away another day
Mama just called, said she's tucked away
Her momma just called, said she's extra sad today
So why'd you go and play my trust
Today's the same as yesterday
And I'm okay
I'll take a doctor's recommended time to get along
Since you've been gone
I'll get along oh any way at all
Mama just called, said she's tucked away
Mama just called, said she's tucked away another day
Mama just called, said she's tucked away
Mama just called, said she's tucked away another day
Tucked away
Then I blew it for the next ten thousand days
I should of packed away
I needed to go back and show you
I needed to go back, I know it's wrong
I'll have to get along
Mama just called, said she's tucked away
Mama just called, said she's tucked away another day
Mama just called, said she's tucked away
Her momma just called, said she's extra sad today
Well I spent the whole day yesterday on cliches about love
Makin' me remember when your pushes became shoves
I wanted to go back and show ya
I needed to go back, I know it's wrong
I'll have to get along
Mama just called, said she's tucked away
Mama just called, said she's tucked away another day
Mama just called, said she's tucked away
Her momma just called, said she's extra sad today
So why'd you go and play my trust
Today's the same as yesterday
And I'm okay
I'll take a doctor's recommended time to get along
Since you've been gone
I'll get along oh any way at all
Mama just called, said she's tucked away
Mama just called, said she's tucked away another day
Mama just called, said she's tucked away
Mama just called, said she's tucked away another day
Tucked away
Lyrics submitted by WinterzEnd
Tucked Away Lyrics as written by Robert C. Jr. Takac
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hence...mama just called
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isn't it
"mama just called and said you're tucked away"?
that's what i always thought.
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