I'm the one who sings their lullabiesI'm the one who wipes the tears they crySlide:I'm bible-readin'Jesus-preachin'on the in and outsideBut God help you if you ever cross the line
Slide:Back off my babiesyou cant replace medon't go thinkin' you know betterI'll do the prayin'I'll do the raisin'I'll decide what's bestBecause I'm MAMABecause I'm MAMA
Slide:Everybody's got their cheap two centsstranger, teachers, even the governmentI'm not to make a sceneBut your crazy is my gasolineJust try me and you'll find out what I mean
Slide:Back off my babiesyou cant replace medon't go thinkin' you know betterI'll do the prayin'I'll do the raisin'I'll decide what's bestBecause I'm MAMA
Slide:I'm the keeper and protectorI'm the frontline, the defenderI'm the comfort and the fighterlike a mama bear in the wilda little pretty, pretty deadlyI ain't lookin' for a fight but I'm readyI'm the grit and the graceso, don't get in my way!
Slide:Back off my babiesyou can't replace medon't go thinkin' you know betterI'll do the prayin'I'll do the raisin'I'll decide what's bestBecause I'm MAMABecause I'm MAMAI'm MAMAback off my babiesI'm mamaBecause I'm MAMA