When you grow up
Livin' like a good boy oughta
And your mama
Takes a shine to her best son
Something different
All the girls they seem to like you
Cause you're handsome
Like to talk and a whole lot of fun

But now your girl's gone a missin'
And your house has got an empty bed
The folks'll wonder 'bout the wedding
They won't listen to a word you said

[Chorus]
Gonna take your mama out all night
Yeah we'll show her what it's all about
We'll get her jacked up on some cheap champagne
We'll let the good times all roll out
And if the music ain't good, well it's just too bad
We're gonna sing along no matter what
Because the dancers don't mind at the New Orleans
If you tip 'em and they make a cut

Do it
Take your mama out all night
So she'll have no doubt
That we're doing oh the best we can
We're gonna do it
Take your mama out all night
You can stay up late
'cause baby you're a full grown man

It's a struggle
Livin' like a good boy oughta
In the summer
Watchin' all the girls pass by
When your mama
Heard the way that you'd been talking
I tried to tell you
That all she'd wanna do is cry

Now we end up takin' the long way home
Lookin' overdressed wearin' buckets of stale cologne
It's so hard to see streets on a country road
When your glasses in the garbage
And your Continental's just got towed

[Repeat Chorus x2]




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    Song Meaning:This song is about living up to your parents' expectations, and how mothers generally assume that their sons are perfect, and how it's hard to say for the first time "I want to live my life my way." That might be by telling them you're gay, telling them you don't want to marry the person they thought you would, thelling them you want to move somewhere far away, anything. This song is very general, it could fit any number of situations.
    Flag IKnowWhyTheCagedBirdSingson February 24, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:I don't know why everyone needs to "gay it up". Not knowing anything about the background of the band members, I was thinking this song was about growing up and becoming a man and being recognized as an adult by your parents.

    "It's a struggle, livin' like a good boy oughta. In the summer, watching all the girls pass by"

    It's hard to be "a good boy" and settle down in a relationship with 1 woman and get married. When there are so many women out there you just want to sleep with them all... There's nothing more heterosexual than that.

    Flag mattyd723on July 13, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:Ugg, some of these posters are so damn out of it. This is not about being gay. The song could potentially be that for some because the lyrics are generalized enough to do so, but if anything, it's about a straight guy reassuring his mother that he loves her and that he's got the charm that she always claimed he had, despite failed attempts at getting on the road to making her grandchildren. There's nothing gay or straight about it.

    ...And if you want to learn about gay people, take a class in human sexuality and make some gay friends already. Quit being so damn belligerent about your ignorance to their faces.
    Flag youngidealiston June 22, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I think it's obvious. The song is about a guy who finds out he's gay after an unsuccessful relationship with a woman, and his boyfriend wants him to come out to his mum. They want to get her drunk and cheer her up so she doesn't get shocked.
    Flag trayvyzon February 22, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:"when you grow up living like a good boy otta, and your mama takes a shine to her best son" is tellin about what moder society is expecting, hoping that your gonna find a good girl and marry her. but then it says "Gonna take your mama out all night
    Yeah we'll show her what it's all about
    We'll get her jacked up on some cheap champagne
    We'll let the good times all roll out
    And if the music ain't good, well it's just too bad
    We're gonna sing along no matter what
    Because the dancers don't mind at the New Orleans
    If you tip 'em and they make a cut"
    and that goes to saying, hey mom im commin out of the closet, im gay i dont like girls, his friends are suporting him so they say hey we are gonna show her that it's gonna be ok, that being gay isnt the worst thing in the world that could happen and want her to accept it. The New Orleans is actually a very well known gay bar
    Flag cinn87on January 10, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I'm almost positive this is about coming out. (Especially since all the band members are gay except the drummer and the girl).

    Amazing song. :)
    Flag Explosive Muffinon April 16, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I hope this song isn't meaning that, because my boyfriend loves this song and I think he might be trying to tell me something because everyone seems to agree, and thats what i hear in it too.
    Flag ashfeatheron January 15, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I love this songs, probably one of my favorites. Its so catchy and singable :)

    Yeah, the meaning is pretty clear.
    Flag biba_wazlibon August 15, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Something different/all the girls they seem to like you/cause you're handsome/like to talk and a whole lotta fun.

    Pretty much describes the gay guys I was friends with in high school, when we kinda knew they were gay but maybe weren't too sure.

    And yeah, the line about the wedding is pretty clear too.

    Brilliant song, brilliant band, LOVE THEM.
    Flag vlinon June 22, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:It's about a man getting his mother drunk to tell her he's gay. I love this song. It's great for karaoke.

    -linds
    Flag ohitstragikXon June 18, 2007   Link

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