[Verse 1]
Don't let your mama love you too long,
it'll make you weak instead of strong, what's right just might be wrong,
and what looks good ain't always best.
But when it's time to leave the nest, if you fail to pass the test,
you'll be just like all the rest and you'll be sorry.
 
[Verse 2]
Don't let your mama feed you too much,
she might get you in her clutches and be just a pair of crutches
that you'll have to throw away.
Maybe one sad day when your hair is turned to grey
you'll remember what I say and you'll be sorry.
 
[Chorus]
Now's the time to go before the cold winds starts to blow
in any further in your   home.
Now's the time to know if you got have half the strength to show,
you're sure to make it all on your own.
 
[Verse 3]
Don't let your mama catch you giving in,
if you wait for too much longer those old aches when things get stronger
and the feeling of the sick.
Then the one you idolize won't be there to dry your eyes
'cause you'll be somewhere in the skies with no worry.
 
[Chorus]
Now's the time to go before the cold winds starts to blow
in any further in your   home.
Now's the time to know if you got have half the strength to show,
you're sure to make it all on your own.
 
[Verse 1] (Reprise)
Don't let your mama love you too long,
it'll make you weak instead of strong, what's right just might be wrong,
and what looks good ain't always best.
But when it's time to leave the nest, if you fail to pass the test,
you'll be just like all the rest and you'll be sorry.