HOLD TIGHT MAMA

Shut down the kitchen, turn the lamps down low
It's time for entertainment, putting on a show
Act like we're "money", more than we could grow
Display the china, like we're rolling in the dough

Hide the potatoes, until the guests are gone
Pass off the chicken parts, as Pate de Foie Gras

HOLD TIGHT MAMA, and put those checks away
No time to pay those bills, 'til we see better days
HOLD TIGHT MAMA, sell off your wedding gown
No time to pay the rent, your king has lost his crown

Some days are happy, other nights are blue
Why do we stick together, we haven't got a clue
Running from the landlord, in debt to all our friends
Some months we make it, then it all starts up again

It's rice and butter, 'til Uncle Ben is gone
We won't have heat & light, 'til power comes back on

HOLD TIGHT MAMA, and put those checks away
No time to pay those bills, 'til we see better days
HOLD TIGHT MAMA, sell off your wedding gown
No time to pay the rent, your king has lost his crown