Gonna change my ways

Verse

Fell asleep watching the tube last night
Woke up late and what a sight
Pizza crumbs on the kitchen floor
Finger prints on the glass front door
Wet stains in the living room rug
Rings on the table from my beer mug

Mama's been in bed sick and tired
If i was her maid I'd be fired
She cleans up my mess from morn till dawn
While I'm out sunning on the lawn
Most times i know what needs to be done
But vacuuming and dusting just isn't fun

Chorus

I'm gonna change my ways
Been tied to mama's apron strings all these days
I'm her little angel without the wings
Lord if you don't take my mama from me
I'll be the son she'd wants me to be
Cause I'm gonna change my ways

Verse

Hey I'm old enough to know better
What i do now will matter
I see the writing on the wall
I need to grow up and stand tall
To give her a lot of respect
And do what ever she'd expect

Bridge

I 'm gonna take that job at the grocery store
And try to pay back mama and even the score
Hang up my Sundays best in the closet
Brush my teeth and turn off the faucet
I swear to you o merciful God above
I'll be that son earning mama's love
All the pain i caused mama through the years
Take it all away and give me her tears

Chorus

I'm gonna change my ways
Been tied to her apron strings all these days
I'm her little angel without the wings
Lord if you don't take her from me
I'll be the son she wants me to be
Cause I'm gonna change my ways

Bridge

Without any more persuasion
I'll get a better education
If mama wakes up today i pledge
I'll even go to college
And then once in awhile
On mama's face she'll have a smile

Chorus

copyright 2015 Wayne Evans

I find that everytime I change my ways, it is for the worse.