Mother, mother (Mother, mother) Everybody thinks we're wrong (Mother, mother) Who are they to judge us? (Mother, mother) Simply 'cause we wear our hair long Ooh Rockets, moon shots Spend it on the have nots Money, we make it 'Fore we see it, you take it Oh, make me wanna holler The way they do my life Make me wanna holler The way they do my life This ain't livin' (This ain't livin') No, no, baby, this ain't livin' No, no, no, no Inflation, no chance To increase finance Bills pile up sky high Send that boy off to die Oh, make me wanna holler The way they do my life, yeah (Yeah) Make me wanna holler The way they do my life (Oh, baby) Hang ups Let downs Bad breaks Set backs Natural fact is Oh, honey, that I can't pay my taxes Oh, make me wanna holler And throw up both my hands Yeah, it make me wanna holler And throw up both my hands (Oh) Crime is increasin' Trigger happy policin' Panic is spreadin' God knows where we're headin' Oh, baby Make me wanna holler They don't understand No, make me wanna holler They don't understand