Uncle Sam, Goddamn

Mama Said

Mama said don't be too easy,

Mama said don't be too fast,

Mama said give a boy your cookie,

Then he will leave you and brag,

Mama said make sure your dress reaches to your knees,

You don't want to look like a skank,

Make sure your make up isn't too heavy,

Or you'll look like a tramp,

Mama said don't talk too loud,

Mama said don't be too rough,

Keep your opinions to yourself,

No man wants a women too tough,

Mama said learn how to cook,

You betta learn how to clean,

Make sure your man feels like a king,

And if you're lucky, he'll treat you like a queen,

Mama said be careful with the dope boys and the gangbangers,

Be careful with the drunks and the fiends,

They'll only bring you danger,

But when that happens make sure you scream,

But mama didn't teach me what to do,

When your innocence is taken away in your mickey mouse p.j.'s,

And it wasn't the monsters from outside,

That caused your nightmares to be on replay,

Mama never taught me about cold, rough hands, rubbing on my smooth brown thighs,

Mama never taught me what to do, when it's a familiar face that has you wishing you would die,

Mama never taught me that your family could be that ones that harm you,

She never taught me they can be the ones that make you scream,

She taught me to call on god when I am in trouble,

And when I did that he abandoned me,

Mama never taught me about the feeling,

when your own reflection becomes a sight of disgust,

and even a playful gesture at the playground,

would have you trembling with a single touch,

she never taught me what to do,

when you grow up with a hatred for men, and you can't trust even the good ones,

so you turn down each and every advance,

Mama taught me to play the game,

She taught me to follow the rules,

She taught me how to be respectable, young lady,

I just wish she would've taught me that being a respectable, young lady, does not always protect you.