When we started, ooh, we played the part, well, never broke a heart, yeah, mm-mm But six months later, you changed the way you read love Barely get a taste of your heart Oh, I'm not afraid to get out and be all alone Nah, nah, don't cry, baby, don't say that I never told you so Cause you're kinda rude and you don't ever treat me right No, I'm not wasting my time, boy, you just killed the mood tonight, mm-mm Hey, mama, hey, mama I told him, boy, you better watch how you talk to me Hey, mama, hey, mama If daddy could've seen, you would've made him leave Hey, mama, hey, mama You taught me how to make it work for me Now he's calling my name Hey, mama, hey, mama She calls it tough love, treat the mean to keep them Give and take is even in love Ain't always easy, stressing out decreases Fix the broken pieces, I'm done Oh, I'm not afraid to get out and be all alone Nah, nah, don't cry, baby, don't say that I never told you so Told you so Hey, mama, hey, mama I told him, boy, you better watch how you talk to me Hey, mama, hey, mama If daddy could've seen, you would've made him leave Hey, mama, hey, mama You taught me how to make it work for me Now he's calling my name Hey, mama Do-do-do-do-do, mama Then you better get to work Do-do-do-do-do, mama Cause I'm not the type to feel alone Do-do-do-do-do, mama You better give me what I want Do-do-do-do-do, mama Yeah, you better get to work Hey, mama, hey, mama I told him, boy, you better watch how you talk to me Hey, mama, hey, mama If daddy could've seen, you would've made him leave Hey, mama, hey, mama You taught me how to make it work for me Now he's calling my name Hey, mama Oh, oh Oh, oh Hey, mama Oh, oh He's calling my name Hey, mama