Things A Mama Don't Know - Mica Roberts, Toby Keith

I threw my bags in his back seat\nGave my mom a kiss on the cheek\nSaid, 'Don't worry 'bout me\nI’ll be fine'\nMy mama never liked him much\nAlways thought he was kinda rough\nAnd nothin' in this world could change a girl’s mind\nNo use tryin'\nMom, he’s a real go-getter\nLove hasn’t ever felt better\nYou won’t believe all the things he’s promisin' me\nCalifornia, that’s where we’re goin'\nHe swears he can make a fortune\nI know you don’t think I should go\nThere’s some things a mama don’t know\n(The money ran out in Vegas)\n(She's an all-night diner waitress)\n(She'll do anything just to get by)\nThe hardest work he’s done on his big career’s a\nFifth 'a whiskey and a case of beer\nWhen I talk to mama\nI lie\nI’ve got my pride\nMom, he’s a real go-getter\nLove hasn’t ever felt better\nYou won’t believe all the things he’s promisin' me\nCalifornia, that’s where we’re goin'\nHe swears he can make a fortune\nHope my voice don’t let my secret show\nStill some things a mama don’t know\nLike wakin' up to broken dreams every day\nLike knowin' there’s a little one on the way\nLike believin' that someone you love can change\nLike hidin' the bruises on my face\nJust for everyone else’s sake\nBut mom, he’s a real go-getter\nLove hasn’t ever felt better\nYou won’t believe all the things he’s promisin' me\nCalifornia, that’s where we’re goin'\nHe swears he can make a fortune\nMama says, 'Baby, you can come back home'\nBut there’s some things a mama don’t know\n(Hmmm) hmmm