If You Can Lyrics

If You Can lyrics

Mama never raised any smart mouth kid

 She told us once and that was it

 She said, son sit down, son that's enough

 Mama really loved us but she sure was tough

 Could never get away with callin' her bluff

 

 You been runnin' all night, chasin' those skirts

 You ought to be ashamed, late again for work

 Boy don't you know you're on the wrong track

 Throwin' it away, you never get it back

 Hard lovin' mamas don't cut you no slack

 

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 But my old man

 Was a little bit more inclined to understand

 'Cause daddies know

 When to hang on and when to let go

 He said, being addicted to love's a real bad habit

 If you can't be good, son, be good at it

 If you can't be good... be good at it

 

 Now mama's still on me 'bout wrong and right

 Hoping one day I might see the light

 My heart's been broke, I make mistakes

 I still try to give 'em as much as I take

 Old habits are hard to break

 

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 But my old man

 Was a little bit more inclined to understand

 'Cause daddies know

 When to hang on and when to let go

 He said, being addicted to love's a real bad habit

 If you can't be good, son, be good at it

 If you can't be good... be good at it