Teena Marie - Ask Your Momma lyrics

Society Who's to say who loves who And on the colors of love, are we to be schooled? Society Our minds, bodies, and souls will meet tolerance Society Put an end to ignorance Ask your momma can she feel it Does she know about my love Does she know you got my heart in your hand Ask your momma will she cry when she sees This 14k band of gold, oh, baby Wonder will she say what will I tell my friends Society's child Some people think I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth That isn't right, that isn't right, uh, uh I had dreams of grandeur And I was labeled like Campbell soup Baby, all I wanted to do was sing to you and love you true I see the looks down their noses I hear shots in the dark We sleep on no bed of roses, tug of wars on our hearts, hey We think we're the perfect blend But they can't see beyond the skin, whoa Ask your momma does she remember The bible says about equals, whoa Or is it this different when it hits this close to your home Ask your momma will the children suffer Or will they hate us for our dreams, oh, baby I wonder will she say what will I tell my friends Society speaking, some of my best friends are different shades It's a shame, it's a crime They blow your mind, time after time, baby I had pretty visions and I was labeled and I was robbed Baby, all I wanted to do Was sing to you and love you true I see the looks down their noses I hear shots in the dark We sleep on no bed of roses, tug of wars on our hearts, hey We think we're the perfect blend But they can't see beyond the skin, whoa Ask your momma can she feel it Does she know about my love, oh, oh Does she know you got my heart in your hand Ask your momma will she cry when she sees This 14k band of gold, oh, baby I wonder will she say what will I tell my friends Hey baby Hey, hey Ask your momma can she feel it, can she feel it Feel it in her heart Can she feel it in her heart Can she feel it in her heart Ask your momma It's such a crime, it's such a crime It's such a crime It's such a crime, it's such a crime It's blowing my mind, baby It's such a crime, it's such a crime It's blowing my mind It's blowing my mind It's blowing my mind Time after time I see the looks down their noses I hear shots in the dark We sleep on no bed of roses, tug of wars on our hearts, hey We think we're the perfect blend But they can't see beyond the skin, whoa Ask your momma can she feel it Does she know about my love Ask your momma can she feel it Does she know about my love