Mother told me
Yes, she told me I'd meet girls like you
She also told me
'Stay away, you'll never know what you'll catch.'
Just the other day I heard
A soldier falling off
Some Indonesian junk
That's going round
Mom is alright
Dad is alright
They just seem a little weird
Surrender
Surrender
But don't give yourself away
Away
Away
Father says
'Your mother's right, she's really up on things.'
'Before we married
Mommy served in the wacs in the Philippines.'
Now, I had heard the wacs recruited
Old maids for the war
But mommy isn't one of those
I've known her all these years
Mom is alright
Dad is alright
They just seem a little weird
Surrender
Surrender
But don't give yourself away
Away
Away
Whatever happened
To all this season's losers of the year?
Every time I
Got to thinking, where'd they disappear?
When I woke up, Mom and Dad
Are rolling on the couch
Rolling numbers, rock and rolling
Got my Kiss records out
Mom is alright
Dad is alright
They just seem a little weird
Surrender
Surrender
But don't give yourself away
Away
Away
Away
Away
Away
Away
Mom is alright
Dad is alright
But don't give yourself away
Surrender
Surrender
But don't give yourself away.
Mom is alright
Dad is alright
But don't give yourself away
Surrender
Surrender
But don't give yourself away.
Mom is alright
Dad is alright
But don't give yourself away
Away
Away