How I wanna live my life, wanna live my life, la la la, la la la, life
My mama said, "That's a thing that you should do instead"
My mama said, "I suppose you'd rather see me dead"
In the morning she said, "Listen", ooh, I felt like in a prison
La la la, la la la, life
My mama said, "Don't you lie, your cheeks are blushing red"
La la la, la la la, life
My mama said, "Pa and me, we give you room and bread"
Oh I wanna live my life, wanna live my life la la la, la la la, life
Oh oh, my mama said, "If you want to hurt me go ahead"
I said, "I can't live without him, how I wish you wouldn't doubt him?"
Ooh, my mama said, "Try and get one thing into your head"
Yeah, I did what she had told me, dying for my friend to hold me
La la la, la la la, life
Yeah, my mama said, "I know you've been out again with Fred"
Oh I wanna live my life, wanna live my life, la la la, la la la, life