Mama raised me right,
It's 'cause of her my standards are so high, high,
She's the reason why I'm still alone,
'Cause no one comes close,
Pretty faces are great,
But I was raised by the best,
Now I can't settle for less,
If she don't love me like my mama,
I ain't gonna give her my heart,
If she ain't in it for the long run,
Sayonara, baby, I'm gone (Hm-hm-hm),
All of this temporary love got my heart sick,
If it ain't always and forever, just forget it,
I'm not lookin' for perfect (Hm-mm),
No, that ain't the problеm,
Just want someone to love mе like my—,
My, my, my mama,
My, my, my mama,
I don't need a lot,
But if I'm gonna give away my heart (Hm),
I just need to know that they won't leave it in the cold,
When I'm growin' old, when I'm growin' old (Hm-mm),
Pretty faces are great,
But I was raised by the best,
Now I can't settle for less,
If she don't love me like my mama,
I ain't gonna give her my heart,
If she ain't in it for the long run,
Sayonara, baby, I'm gone (Hm-hm-hm),
All of this temporary love got my heart sick,
If it ain't always and forever, just forget it,
I'm not lookin' for perfect (Hm-mm),
No, that ain't the problem,
Just want someone to love me like my—,
My, my, my mama,
My, my, my mama,
Who will love me like my—,
My, my, my mama,
My, my, my mama.