Mama Told Me Not To Come
Navigating Wild Revelry: Mama's Advice Ignored
Lyrics
Will you have whiskey with your water
Questioning choices, asking if the person prefers whiskey with water or sugar with tea.
Or sugar with your tea?
Continuing the inquiry about preferences, emphasizing contrasting choices.
What are these crazy questions
Expressing confusion or frustration about unconventional and perplexing questions.
That they're asking of me?
Reflecting on the oddity of the questions being directed at the speaker.
This is the wildest party there ever could be
Describing the party as extremely lively or chaotic.
Oh, don't turn on the light 'cause I don't want to see
Expressing a desire not to see or be fully aware of the chaotic scene.
Mama told me not to come
Recalling advice from the speaker's mother, warning against attending such events.
Mama told me not to come
Repeating the mother's advice, emphasizing the prohibition on attending.
Mama said, "That ain't no way to have fun"
Quoting the mother's disapproval, stating that the depicted party is not a proper way to have fun.
Open up the window, let some air into this room
Suggesting a need for fresh air by urging to open a window in the crowded room.
I think I'm almost choking on the smell of stale perfume
Expressing discomfort due to the overwhelming scent of stagnant perfume in the room.
And that cigarette you're smoking 'bout to scare me half to death
Reacting to the unpleasantness of someone smoking a cigarette in close proximity.
Open up the window, let me catch my breath
Reiterating the need for fresh air to alleviate the speaker's distress.
The radio is blasting, someone beatin' on the door
Describing a loud radio and someone banging on the door, adding to the chaotic atmosphere.
Our hostess is not lastin', she's out on the floor
Noting the deteriorating condition of the hostess, who is presumably overwhelmed or exhausted.
I seen so many things here I ain't never seen before
Expressing witnessing unusual or shocking events at the party.
I don't know what it is but I don't wanna see no more
Conveying a desire to avoid further exposure to the unsettling sights at the party.
Mama told me not to come
Repeating the mother's advice, emphasizing the warning against participating in the event.
Mama told me not to come
Restating the mother's caution, reinforcing the idea that the party is not a suitable way to have fun.
Mama said, "That ain't no way to have fun"
Quoting the mother's disapproval once again, highlighting the inappropriateness of the depicted revelry.
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