Mama Thinks I'm Alright

Mama Think’s I’m Alright

(Blanton/Baird)

Ain’t got much going

Ain’t half bad lookin’

All about a good time

Love your mama’s cookin’

Well you don’t seem to mind

Least you don’t show it

Glad you let me hang around

Only hope I don’t blow it

Your daddy can’t stand me

Ain’t good enough for the family

But your mama thinks I’m alright and that’s alright by me

Ain’t got no prospects

Never finished high school

All about a party

But mama didn’t raise no fool

Cause I know I good thing

When I’m holdin’ my baby

Maybe you could do better

Maybe you’re just half crazy

Your daddy can’t stand me

Ain’t good enough for the family

But your mama thinks I’m alright and that’s alright by me

Ain’t got no big plans

Just livin’ for the weekend

Cheap beer and a riverbank

Go jumpin’ off the deep end

Run away at midnight

With our minimum wages

Find a judge and a courthouse

Lie about more than our ages

Your daddy can’t stand me

Ain’t good enough for the family/Too young to start a family

But your mama thinks I’m alright and that’s alright by me