[Verse 1]
Mama said, "See it through
Don't let the night put the bite on you
Take your time, make your plan"
Mama said, "Son, be your own best man"

[Verse 2]
Mama said, "Play it straight
Do what you like only do it up right
Take your time, don't run wild"
Mama said, "Son, you're my one man child"

[Bridge]
Mama didn't have that know-it-all way
She lived by the book and she prayed every day
Never was a time when a rhythm or a rhyme
Or the words of a song ever slipped her mind

[Verse 3]
Mama said, "Go out there
Play at the game and you better play it fair
Make sure your song gets sung"
Mama said, "Honey, be your own big gun"

[Bridge]
Mama didn't care when I never came home
She learned how to cope with the end of a phone
Dad went away to his place in the sky
Mum said, "Son, he was a real good guy"
[Verse 1]
Mama said, "See it through
Don't let the night put the bite on you
Take your time, don't run wild"
Mama said, "Son, you're my one man child"

[Bridge]
Mama didn't have that know-it-all way
She lived by the book and she prayed every day
Never was a time when a rhythm or a rhyme
Or the words of a song ever slipped her mind

[Verse 1]
Mama said, "See it through
Don't let the night put the bite on you
Take your time, make your plan"
Mama said, "Son, be your own best man"

[Verse 4]
Mama said, "Go out there
Play at the game and you better play it fair
Take your time, don't run wild"
Mama said, "Son, you're my one man child
Take your time, don't run wild"
Mama said, "Son, you're my one man child"