You know parents are the same no time nor place They don’t understand that us are gonna make some mistakes So to you, all the kids all across land There’s no need to argue, parents just don’t I remember one My mom took school shopping It was my brother, my mom, oh, my pop, and my little sister All hopped the car We headed to the Gallery Mall MY mom started bugging with the clothes chose didn’t say nothing at first I just turned up nose She “What’s wrong? This shirt cost $20″ I said, “Mom, this shirt is plaid with butterfly collar!” The next half was the same old thing My mother buying me from 1963 And then she lost mind and did the ultimate I asked her for Adidas and she bought me I said, “Mom, what are you you’re ruining my rep” She said, “You’re only sixteen, you have a rep yet” I said, “Mom, let’s these clothes back, please” She “no, you go to school to learn not for a fashion show” I said, “This isn’t Sha Na, come on Mom, I’m not Bowzer Mom, please put back the bell-bottom Brady trousers But if you don’t want to I live with that but gotta put back the double-knit reversible slacks” She wasn’t moved - everything stayed same Inevitably the first day of came I thought could get over, I tried to play sick But my mom “No, no way, uh-uh, forget it” There was nothing I could do, I tried relax I dressed up in those ancient artifacts And when I walked into school, it was just I thought The kids were cracking laughing at the clothes Mom bought And who weren’t laughing still had a ball Because they were pointing whispering As I walked the hall I got home and told my Mom how day went She said, “If were laughing you don’t need them, they’re not good friends” For the next six hours tried to explain to my Mom That I was gonna have to go this about 200 more times So to you all the kids all across land There’s no need to Parents just don’t Oh-kay, here’s the My parents went away on a week’s vacation They left the keys to the brand new Would they Umm, of course not I’ll take it for a little spin And maybe show it off to a of friends I’ll cruise it around the neighborhood Well, maybe shouldn’t Yeah, of course should Pay attention, here’s thick of the plot I pulled up to the corner at the end my block That’s I saw this beautiful girlie girl walking I picked up my car phone perpetrate like I was talking should’ve seen this girl’s bodily dimensions I honked my just to get her attention She said, that for me?” I said, She “Why?” I said, “Come and take a ride with a helluva guy” She said, “How do I know not sick? You could be some deranged I said, “C’mon toots - name is the Prince = Beside, would a lunatic have a like this?” She agreed and we on our way She was looking very good so was I, I must say - word We hit McDonald’s, pulled into the ordered two Big Macs and two large fries with Cokes She her shoes off onto the floor She said, “Drive fast, turns me on” She her hand on my knee, I put my foot on the gas We almost got whiplash, I off so fast The sun roof was , the music was high And girl’s hand was steadily moving up my thigh She had opened up three on her shirt so far I guess that’s I didn’t notice that police car We’re doing ninety in Mom’s new Porsche to make this long story short - short When the cop pulled me over I was scared as I “I don’t have a license but I drive very well, officer” I almost had a attack that day Come to find the girl was a twelve-year-old runaway I was arrested, car was impounded There was way for me to avoid being grounded My parents had to off from vacation to get me I’d be in jail than to have my father hit me My parents in I got my I said, “Ah, Mom, Dad, how was your trip?” didn’t speak - I said, “I want to plead my case” But my father just shoved in the car by my face That was a hard ride I don’t know how I survived They took turns - one would beat me while the was driving I can’t believe it, I just a mistake Well parents are the same no matter time nor So to you all the kids all across land Take it from me, parents just understand