Your Mama Won't Let Me
Love Forbidden: Battling Mama's Resistance
Lyrics
Like to take you to the movies on a Saturday night
Expressing a desire to take the person to the movies on a Saturday night.
But your mama won't let me
Encountering resistance from the person's mother, preventing the speaker from going to the movies.
Steal you away for a Sunday drive
Desiring to take the person for a Sunday drive but facing opposition from the mother.
But your mama won't let me
Encountering repeated obstacles from the person's mother in various situations.
She's one step ahead of me every time
Highlighting the mother's vigilance, always staying ahead of the speaker.
When I get too close she draws that line
Describing the mother's action of setting boundaries when the speaker tries to get close.
Thinks I'm trouble but I'm not that kind
Clarifying that the speaker is not a troublemaker despite the mother's perception.
Your mama won't let me make you mine
Expressing frustration as the mother prevents the speaker from forming a romantic relationship.
I want to tear you away from those apron strings
Expressing a desire to liberate the person from parental control.
But your mama won't let me
Encountering resistance from the person's mother in attempting to separate them.
Buy you dinner and a diamond ring
Expressing the speaker's wish to provide luxurious things like dinner and a diamond ring.
But your mama won't let me
Encountering opposition from the person's mother regarding extravagant gestures.
She's one step ahead of me every time
Reiterating the mother's constant vigilance and preemptive actions.
When I get too close she draws that line
Highlighting the mother's tendency to set boundaries when the speaker approaches.
Thinks I'm trouble but I'm not that kind
Reiterating that the speaker is not a troublemaker despite the mother's concerns.
Your mama won't let me make you mine
Expressing the speaker's frustration at being unable to make the person their own due to the mother's interference.
I got nothin' but good intentions
Stating the speaker's genuine and positive intentions towards the person.
Somehow I got to change her mind
Expressing the need to change the mother's negative perception and gain approval.
Find a way to break down her defenses
Desiring to break down the mother's defenses and win her approval.
Gotta have you or I'm gonna die tryin'
Emphasizing the urgency and intensity of the speaker's feelings for the person.
I'd like to talk to your daddy about man-to-man
Expressing a desire to discuss the situation directly with the person's father.
But your mama won't let me
Facing obstacles as the person's mother prevents the speaker from talking to the father.
If anybody could I know he'd understand
Believing that the person's father would understand the speaker's intentions if given the chance.
But your mama won't let me
Encountering resistance from the person's mother despite the belief in the father's understanding.
She's one step ahead of me every time
Reiterating the mother's constant vigilance and preemptive actions.
When I get too close she draws that line
Highlighting the mother's tendency to set boundaries when the speaker approaches.
Thinks I'm trouble but I'm not that kind
Reiterating that the speaker is not a troublemaker despite the mother's concerns.
Your mama won't let me make you mine
Expressing the speaker's frustration at being unable to make the person their own due to the mother's interference.
You know your mama won't let me make you mine
Repeating the idea that the mother is a barrier to the speaker's romantic aspirations.
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