Your mama said, "clean out your head boy, don't lay 
nothing on my child"
Your friends they said, "Your heads in a noose boy lay 
some boogie on our minds"
And we stood like the rapids and I was like a new born 
child.

Your father said, "clean out your head boy, go and kick 
cans along the street"
lick some uncooked meat'
And we stood like the rapids and I was like a new born 
child.

Your mama said, "my babe is not free son, but I'm loose 
about midnight'
Your father said, "Your sisters a groove boy, what I said 
it just ain't right"
But then I stood like the rapids and I was like a new 
born child.

Won't you tell me why?