Mama Said Gordon Lightfoot

[Verse 1]
Mama said, "See it through
Don't let the night put the bite on you
Take your time, make your plan"
Mama said, "Son, be your own best man"

[Verse 2]
Mama said, "Play it straight
Do what you like only do it up right
Take your time, don't run wild"
Mama said, "Son, you're my one man child"

[Bridge]
Mama didn't have that know-it-all way
She lived by the book and she prayed every day
Never was a time when a rhythm or a rhyme
Or the words of a song ever slipped her mind

[Verse 3]
Mama said, "Go out there
Play at the game and you better play it fair
Make sure your song gets sung"
Mama said, "Honey, be your own big gun"

[Bridge]
Mama didn't care when I never came home
She learned how to cope with the end of a phone
Dad went away to his place in the sky
Mum said, "Son, he was a real good guy"