Mama said, "Good things come free"
"Do what you can and be what you need"
We never had much, but we figured it out
'Cause when you've got nothing, there's nothing to bitch about

She would say, "Oh, oh, don't hit me with your stuff"
Say, "You got money, you got something"
"Oh, oh, just hit me with love"
"You ain't got love, then you ain't got nothing"
"Oh, oh, don't hit me with your stuff"
Say, "You got money, you got something"
"Oh, oh, just hit me with love"
"You ain't got love, then you ain't got nothing"
Mama knows
Yes, mama knows

Well, no shit, your life is hard
It's an easy Sunday when you know who you are, oh yeah, child
Ain't no shortcut gonna bring you peace, no
But your mama knows just what you need, yes

She would say, "Oh, oh, don't hit me with your stuff"
Say, "You got money, you got something"
"Oh, oh, just hit me with love"
"You ain't got love, then you ain't got nothing"
"Oh, oh, don't hit me with your stuff"
Say, "You got money, but that's something"
"Oh, oh, just hit me with love"
"You ain't got love, then you ain't got nothing"
Mama knows
Ooh, yes, mama knows, yeah