BOY GEORGE - Mama Never Knew (lyrics)

BOY GEORGE - Mama Never Knew. From "Tense Nervous Headache" CD (1988). Produced by Bobby Z. Written by O'Dowd, Maidman, Nightingale, Vincent. Backing vocals by Bernard Bell, Lee Drakeford, Mauricette Martin, Zan Marsha McClurkin. Original "Tense Nervous Headache" record sleeve design by David James. Lyrics: Those early days who said Patience never pays? It's a man's world you're living in But that don't mean you have to start giving in When he says, woman, there's a place for you That don't mean that's what you have to do There's a gift somebody gave to you It's called talking and saying out loud My mama never knew but I do, I do My mama never knew Oh she never knew But I do, yes I do Oh my mama she never knew Yes I do It was late, late in life When my mama started to fight She said man, boy what the hell are you Gonna break up this room with a word or two If it seems I ain't good enough for you Then you know just what you have to do Pack your bags honey, take your life with you Go on walk out that door I won't say it no more My mama never knew but I do, I do My mama never knew Oh she never knew But I do, yes I do Oh my mama she never knew She never knew Yes I do Tied to the cross Sometimes I feel like an anchor in your life I'm just a woman But more than a woman I have in my life She said, you bring me down You turn me around If there's a justice I want justice in this life My mama never knew but I do, I do My mama never knew but I do Yes I do Those early days who said Patience never pays? It's a man's world you're living in But that don't mean you have to start giving in When he says, woman, there's a place for you That don't mean that's what you have to do There's a gift somebody gave to you It's called talking and saying out loud My mama never knew but I do, I do My mama never knew Oh she never knew But I do, yes I do Oh my mama she never knew Yes I do Just like a woman She knows everything