I told my mama the day I left home
I'd never go back and that's true
She said she was tired of seeing me alone
And that I should go find me a new crew
Now I got some new shoes
And a kitchen table
And it's after midnight and I'm still sittin' here
I used to think that if I had a son
He'd be a little bit like me
He'd fall down in a second and get up in one
He'd love himself more than he loved me
Now I ain't got no kids
But if I did
I'd be waitin' for 'em to walk in right now
'Cause it's the last goodnight
It's the last goodnight
And it's after midnight
And it's the last goodnight
Well I used to think that if I had a girl
She'd be a little bit like me
But when she started hangin' out with my friends
I didn't really like her anymore
And that's what you get for makin' bets on things you ain't got
But I can tell you all about it if you want
It's the last goodnight
It's the last goodnight
And it's after midnight
And it's the last goodnight
Now I still go back to my mama's sometimes
And she tells me things I didn't know
Like how she still don't like the way I dress
And that she wants to see me at her funeral
But that don't matter now
'Cause we both know she's right
And that's why I gotta go
Mama