And I know you and your mama don't quite get along
 And I know you'd help with the bills if you could
 And I know that your intentions are basically good
 But there's one more thing that I definitely know

 It's baby you've got to go

 And I'm sure you'd cook if you knew how to use a pot
 And I'm sure you'd clean if the soaps weren't so hot
 And I'm sure you'd mop the floors if you weren't afraid of hot water
 And I'm sure you do the laundry if you only had a quarter
 And I'm sure that I wish that it just wasn't so

 But baby,you've got to go

 And I know that you want a career in high fashion
 'Cause when you buy your clothes you do it with passion
 Well that's chilly by me,you do what you will
 But when you're finished,don't send me the bill
 'Cause Halston and Jordache got enough of my dough

 So baby,you've got to go

 I'm sure you've got problems I can't understand
 And I'm sure it's because I'm only a man
 And I'm sure if I had an astounding I.Q.
 I could solve all the problems that happen to you
 But I ain't no genius,I just take it slow

 So baby,you've got to go

 Now I know you're worried about what Erica will do tomorrow
 But that won't help pay back the money you borrow
 And I know that each person must be someplace my dear
 But I really don't know why you must be here
 So this is the day for your last tale of woe

 'Cause baby,you've got to go