Lyrics
Small boy once asked, "When will I grow up?
When will I see what grown-ups do see?"
In his fight to come of age, he would act an older age
To be recognized as one and not a mass
Mama used to say, "Take your time, young man"
Oh, mama used to say, "Don't you rush to get old"
Ooh, mama used to say, "Take it in your stride"
Oh, mama used to say, "Live your life"
As the years went rushing by
He would cut down on his age
He would tell his girl of how it used to be
How his mommy passed away
But these lines, she would say
At the time, he couldn't understand
Mama used to say, "Take your time, young man"
Oh, mama used to say, "Don't you rush to get old"
Ooh, mama used to say, "Take it in your stride"
Mama used to say, "Live your life"
Oh, mama used to say, "Take your time, young man"
Mama used to say, "Don't you rush to get old"
Oh, mama used to say, "Take it in your stride"
Mama used to say, "Live your life", yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Say yeah-yeah
Say yeah-yeah
Say yeah, say yeah, say yeah
Say yeah, say yeah-yeah-yeah
Mama used to say yeah-yeah
You're young, so enjoy
Don't hold, don't back
Do all that you want to do
Now is the time for you to strive
For you to get better at what you are doing
Doing, doing, doing, doing, doing, doing, doing, doing
Doing, doing, doing, doing, doing, doing, doing, doing
Mama used to say, "Take your time, young man"
Oh, mama used to say, "Don't you rush to get old"
Mama used to say, "Take it in your stride"
Oh, mama used to say, "Live your life", yeah, yeah, yeah
Take your time, young man, oh
Don't you rush to get old, oh
Take it in your stride, oh
Live your life, oh, live your life
Live your life
Live your life
Live your life
Live your life
Live your life
Live your life
Live your life
Live your life