Mother says, "Be careful   And don't stay out too long   Don't do things you shouldn't   Miss me when I'm gone?      Daddy says, "Not now, son   Well, just do the best you can   And you'll make out somehow, son   Be just like I am, just like I am?      You won't need a reason   She don't let you choose   And so to make the game easy   Mother makes the rules      We all know how the rules are   Changing from day to day   That's the breaks and I'm sorry      Some of us must be going   Some of us have to stay   Some of us may be showing   Some just fade away      It's sad to say it's the ending   All the feelings gone   If you don't mind pretending   You can come along      And Mother says she's ready   And if you have the time   She'll help us all to get steady      Make us all feel better   Make us all feel fine   Make us all feel better   Make us all feel fine