Mama's gotta problem She don't know what to say Her little baby boy just left home today She's got to be the loser in the end She's got to be the loser in the end Misuse her and you'll lose her as a friend She's ma on whom you can always depend She washed and fed, and clothed and cared For nearly twenty years And all she gets is 'goodbye ma' And the nightimes for her tears She's got to be the loser in the end She's got to be the loser in the end Misuse her and you'll lose her as a friend She's ma on whom you can always depend So listen mothers everywhere To just one mother's son You'll get forgotten on the way If you don't let them have their fun Forget regrets, and just remember It's so long since you were young You're bound to be the loser in the end You're bound to be the loser in the end They'll choose their new shoes that's not far to bend You're ma on whom they can always depend