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