Listen up

You'd better listen up and you'd better listen now
We want the credit for your life and then we'll take a bow

If you do what we want and you do what we say
Then you'll be in clover, girl, and thank us everyday

We only want the best for you and tell it to your face
You know how important it is for us to keep you in your place

You'll take our point of view and you'll take our righteous stance
We'll feed the reasons to you loud then put you in a trance

You know we can't be perfect, we make mistakes it's true
Just don't come and complain to us when we make them all through you

Remember when you called on them to help you be yourself
Their own intentions replaced your heart; they put it on a shelf

You found your strength then got it back; you gained your dignity
And now it's time to spread your wings and fly across the sea

Even if it's too late for those left in your wake
Just follow the sun, don't listen to them and hurry for goodness sake