Mama gets by while Papa gets high
She makes enough to raise her family
She's workin' all day to bring in the pay
She's taking good care of me
Givin' me every opportunity
And if it rains, she never complains
She's tough enough to make it through the storm, mm-hm
Papa gets back and heads for the sack
As soon as he steps inside the kitchen door
But she doesn't mind, she's seen it all before

She doesn't care, she's got her own philosophy of life
It wasn't too long ago that she agreed to be his wife
And even though he's complicated, she takes it in her stride
What are his silly faults compared to what she feels inside?

She loves him
She loves him with all her heart and soul
All her heart and soul
Because she loves him
She loves him with all her heart and soul
All her heart and soul

Well, she doesn't care, she's got her own philosophy of life
It wasn't too long ago that she agreed to be his wife
And even though he's complicated, she takes it in her stride
What are his silly faults compared to what she feels inside?

She loves him
She loves him with all her heart and soul, all her heart and soul
Because she loves him
And she loves him with all her heart and soul
With all her heart and soul

Mama gets by while Papa gets high
Mama, kiss bye