Ooh-ooh-ooh... Mama raised us all her life And now it's her turn to live, yeah Mama gave us everything, boy Now it's our turn to give, uh-huh Little brother Brother, don't you know? You got the best mother That the world has ever known Worked her fingers to the bone Now you're almost grown And out on your own She got the right to be left alone Uh-huh I'm twenty, you're sixteen And, brother, that's a-plenty 'Cause when I came on the scene Mama was only seventeen So she's still a young woman If you know what I mean She got the right To the man of her dreams, yeah (Talkin' 'bout mama) She got the right To the man of her dreams Say it again, now She got the right To the man of her dreams, oh... Mama raised us all her life And now it's her turn to live Her turn to live Ooh-ooh... Ooh-ooh... Ooh, mama raised us all her life, ooh... And now it's her turn to live Oh, brother, now Mama gave us everything, boy And now it's you're turn to give Well, well, well He loves our mama, loves mama Mama loves him And that could never harm her But what hurts her is when a man comes in (Yeah) You know, give him a chance to be your friend She got the right to be loved again Talkin' about mama She got the right to be loved again Ooh-ooh... She got the right to be loved again Uh-uh-uh... Mama raised us all her life Now it's her turn to live (Her turn to live) Ooh, brother, now Mama gave us everything Now it's our turn to give Her turn to live And our turn to give Her turn to live And our turn to give Mama got the right Mama got the right Mama got the right Mama got the right to live now