Tie Your Mother Down

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This is a little story for ya guys
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It's about a girl and a boy
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and they're in love, you know that kinda story
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and the guy, he's in a car, and he's on his way
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He's on his way to pick up a girl, who he loves
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He's feeling good!
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He's got the top down, he's got the radio on
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but he picks up the mobile phone
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he says "darlin'?", I'm on my way
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I'll only be a couple of minutes
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We're gonna go out and do the movies
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She says, "Darlin', I'm so sorry to tell you"
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"My mama say's no, we have to stay in tonight"
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"We have to look after the little one"
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He says WHAT, I don't care,
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we're still going out to the movies
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She says "I'm so sorry babe, but my daddy says..."
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What your daddy says?  Whatever,
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I don't give a fuck what your daddy says
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and he makes up a little song, but he's mad
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he throws his phone across the car
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but it's still on, so she can hear the little song
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and it goes
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something like this...

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Get your party gown, get your pigtail down
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Get you heart beating baby
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Got my timin' right, got my act all tight
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It's gonna be tonight, my little school babe

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Your mama says you won't, and your dady says you don't
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And i'm boiling up inside
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Ain't no way i'm going to lose this time
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And now we get to the crux of the matter
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This is his advice

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Tie your mother down, tie your mother down
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Lock your daddy out of doors, I don't need him nosing 'round
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Tie your mother down, tie your mother down
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Give me all,  your,  love,  tonight

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Then he starts to play his guitar
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I don't know how he manages this in a car...
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Your momma and daddy, are gonna plague me till I die
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Why can't they understand i'm just a peace-lovin' guy

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Well get out of my house, you're such a dirty louse, that's all I ever get from your...
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Family ties, in fact I've ever heard a single civil word from those guys

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But I don't give a light, I'm gonna make out all right
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I've got a sweetheart hand to put a stop to all that

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Tie your mother down, tie your mother down
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Take your little brother swimin' with a brick (that's alright)
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Tie your mother down, tie your mother down
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Or you ain't no friend of mine
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Just jam out and finish on G D C G/B A

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