Key: G major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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My mother she
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told me to stay away from boys and I didn't want
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You can enjoy yourself
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And I did mom, and I did
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But I was lonely, never had a boyfriend
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I was lonely, oh so lonely
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An d then I found out toys were
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different from men
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There's a difference, yes there is
Mom!
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I married young to a man of the plains
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And I was happy, oh so happy
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But as the time passed
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it brought me only pain
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Oh yeah
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s to the vestibule
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Take in your hand and lean on the horn
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And listen to what she will say
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Am
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Oh, wait, wait, wait.
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I left my husband and I made it back home I was happy,
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oh yeah, oh so happy
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Mom, and every night when I say my prayers,
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I remember what was
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I followed her warning and I thanked her for being my mother,
Outro 1
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