Mama's Child

Hey, hey. I get this empty feeling when I call you On the telephone. You're not the same sweet baby since you struck Out on your own. You've got a taste of freedom and you're swallowing It whole. Mama's child is on the streets now, Can't have a heart, it's already sold. So-o-o-old. Mama's child is running wild. Mama's child is running wild. Mama's child is running wild. This is your last summer as a Child. Hey, hey. All at once it came to me, I see how much you've grown. You're not the same sweet baby since you left Your daddy's home. You got the feel, you got the wheels. You're taking the world all alone. Mama's child is flying so low, She's gonna die before she gets old. Old. Mama's child is running wild. Mama's child is running wild. Mama's child is running wild. This is your last summer as a child. Yeah. Hey, Hey, hey. hey. Take It easy baby, don't you break all the rules. You might wake up and find you're somebody's fool. Slow down baby, you'll make it okay. You're trying too hard to break away. Everybody's gotta get crazy. Everybody's gotta get high. Everybody's gotta use their body. Everybody everywhere is running wild. Mama's child is running wild. Mama's child is running wild. Mama's child is running wild. This is your last summer as a child. Hey, hey.