Parents Just Don’t Understand DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

[Intro]
You know, parents are the same no matter time nor place
They don't understand that us kids are gonna make some mistakes
So, to you other kids all across the land
There's no need to argue, parents just don't understand

[Verse 1]
I remember one year
My mom took me school shopping
It was me, my brother, my mom
Oh, my pop and my little sister
All hopped in the car
We headed downtown to the Gallery Mall
My mom started buggin' with the clothes she chose
I didn't say nothin' at first, I just turned up my nose
She said, "What's wrong? This shirt cost twenty dollars"
I said, "Mom, this shirt is plaid with a butterfly collar"
The next half hour was the same old thing
My mother buyin' me clothes from 1963
And then she lost her mind and did the ultimate
I asked her for Adidas and she bought me Zips

[Verse 2]
I said, "Mom, what are you doin'? You're ruining my rep"
She said, "You're only sixteen, you don't have a rep yet"
I said, "Mom, let's put these clothes back, please?"
She said "No, you go to school to learn, not for a fashion show"
I said, "This isn't Sha-Na-Na, come on mom, I'm not Bowzer
Mom, please put back the bell-bottom Brady Bunch trousers
But if you don't want to, I can live with that, but
You gotta put back the double-knit reversible slacks"