You know parents are the same matter time nor place don’t understand that us kids are gonna make some mistakes So to you, all the kids all across land There’s no need to argue, parents just understand I remember year My took me school shopping It was me, my brother, my mom, my pop, and my little sister All hopped the car We downtown to the Gallery Mall MY mom started bugging with the clothes she didn’t say nothing at first just turned up my nose She said, “What’s This shirt cost $20″ I said, this shirt is plaid with a butterfly collar!” The next half hour was same old thing My mother buying me from 1963 And then she lost her mind did the ultimate I asked her for Adidas and she me Zips! said, “Mom, what are you doing, you’re ruining my rep” said, “You’re only sixteen, you don’t have a rep yet” I “Mom, let’s put these clothes back, please” She said “no, you go to school to learn not for a show” I said, “This isn’t Sha Na, come on Mom, I’m not Bowzer Mom, please put back the Brady Bunch trousers But if you don’t want to I can live with but You gotta put back the reversible slacks” She wasn’t moved - everything stayed same Inevitably the first day of school thought I could get over, I tried to play sick But my mom said, “No, no way, uh-uh, forget There was nothing I could do, I tried to got dressed up in those ancient artifacts And when I walked school, it was just as I thought The kids were cracking up at the clothes Mom bought And those who weren’t laughing still had a Because they were pointing and As I walked down the I got home and told my Mom how day went She “If they were laughing you don’t need them, Cause they’re not good For the next six hours I tried to to my Mom That I was gonna have to go through this about more times So to you all the all across the land no need to argue Parents just don’t Oh-kay, here’s the My parents went away on a vacation and They left the to the brand new Porsche Would they Umm, well, of course I’ll just it for a little spin And show it off to a couple of friends I’ll cruise it around the neighborhood Well, maybe shouldn’t Yeah, of course should Pay attention, here’s the thick the plot I pulled up to the corner at end of my block That’s when I saw this girlie girl walking I picked up my phone to perpetrate like I was talking You should’ve seen this girl’s dimensions I honked my horn just to get her She said, “Was that for I said, She “Why?” I said, “Come on take a ride with a helluva guy” She said, “How do I know you’re sick? You could be deranged lunatic” said, “C’mon toots - my name is the Prince = Beside, would a lunatic have a Porsche this?” She agreed and we were on our She was looking very good and so was I, I must say word hit McDonald’s, pulled into the drive We ordered two Macs and two large fries with Cokes She kicked her shoes off onto floor She said, “Drive fast, turns me on” She put her hand my knee, I put my foot on the gas We almost got whiplash, took off so fast The sun roof was , the music was high And girl’s hand was steadily moving up my thigh She opened up three buttons on her shirt so far I guess that’s why I notice that police car We’re doing ninety my Mom’s new Porsche to make this long story short - short the cop pulled me over I was scared as hell I said, “I don’t have a license but I very well, officer” I had a heart attack that day Come to find out the girl was a twelve-year-old was arrested, the car was impounded There was way for me to avoid being grounded My parents had to off from vacation to get me I’d rather be in jail than to have father hit me parents walked in I got my grip, I said, “Ah, Mom, Dad, how was your They didn’t speak I said, “I want to plead my case” But my father just me in the car by my face That was hard ride home, I don’t know how I survived They took turns - one would beat me while the other driving I can’t it, I just made a mistake Well parents are the same no matter time nor So to you all the all across the land Take it from me, parents don’t understand