(Neil, Stevens)
When I was a young boy my mama would say
Son, you ain`t always gonna get your way
Times will be good, times will be bad
You ain`t always gonna get a winning hand
Son, she always said, you gotta stand tall
Even when it looks like you`ll take a fall
Life is short and sometimes sweet
Get out of the kitchen if you can`t take the heat
Everything she said was true
My mama never was a fool
Gotta live your life by the golden rule
I guess it`s true what they say
Really true what they say
I guess what mama said was true
Can`t have your cake and eat it too, babe
Everything she said was true
My mama never was a fool
Gotta live your life by the golden rule
I guess it`s true what they say
Really true what they say
I guess what mama said was true
Can`t have your cake and eat it too, babe
I never doubted any word my Mutha said
With all the sinnin` runnin` `round my head
Everything she said was true
My mama never was a fool
Gotta live your life by the golden rule
I guess it`s true what they say
Everything she said was true
My mama never was a fool
Gotta live your life by the golden rule
I guess it`s true what they say
Really true what they say
I guess what mama said was true