Reaching Out/Tie Your Mother Down

Lately I've been hard to reach I've been too long on my own Everybody has a private world Where they can be alone

Are you calling me Are you trying to get through Are you reaching out for me Like I'm reaching out for you

Get your party gown Get your pigtail down Get your heart beatin' baby Got my timin' right Got my act all tight It's gotta be tonight my little Schoolbabe

Your momma says you don't And your Daddy says you won't And I'm boilin' up inside Ain't no way I'm gonna lose out this time

Tie your Mother down Tie your Mother down Lock your Daddy out of doors I don't need him nosing around Tie your Mother down Tie your Mother down Give me all your love tonight

You're such a dirty louse Go get outta my house That's all I ever get from you Family ties, in fact I don't think I ever heard A single little civil word from those guys But you know I don't give a light I'm gonna make out all right I've got a sweetheart hand To put a stop to all that Grousin' an' snipin'

Tie your Mother down Tie your Mother down Take your little brother swimmin' With a brick (that's all right) Tie your Mother down, Tie your Mother down She you ain't no friend of mine

Your mamma and your Daddy gonna Plague me til I die They don't understand I'm just a Peace lovin' guy Tie your Mother down Tie your Mother down Tie your Mother down Tie your Mother down Give me all your love tonight All your love tonight All your love tonight All your love tonight All your love tonight Give it to me