[Verse 1]
Riding in the backseat, sipping on a Pepsi
Lookin' out the window, drivin' to the bus stop together
I tell her, "Only three sleeps and I'll be right back
And that we're gonna have a good time when I come to get her"
And I'll call her every single night
I'll miss her every day
But as she kissed me and waved goodbye
I could hear her say

[Chorus]
"Stay at home, mother
Stay at home
Stay at home, mother
Stay at home"

[Verse 2]
I've been workin' late nights making up for the times
That I wasn't in the crowd, cheerin' out loud at her school plays
Tickets to the circus, maybe a new bike
I just want her to know that I love her more than working all day
But the price will never measure up yo what's inside a box
While I run her all around the world, she tells me to stop

[Chorus]
Stay at home, mother
Stay at home
Stay at home, mother
Stay at home
[Chorus 2]
We could play house and pretend
That tomorrow you won't be gone
Stay at home, mother
Stay at home

[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh

[Bridge]
Wishing things were different
Doesn't change one memory
My little girl grew up
While I was too busy to see
Now she's become the one thing
That I could never be

[Chorus]
A stay at home mother
Stay at home
A stay at home mother
Stay at home

[Outro]
She can have a house and couple of kids
And never have to be alone
As a stay at home mother
Stay at home, mother
Stay at home
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh