Milk Fever Lyrics - Singles - Bryant Richard

Richard Bryant 

I took upon myself sixteen tons of "well I guess" 

And rode it into town to the formula man 

He spanked a cloud of dust from the brim of his Stetson hat 

And mixed me up a batch in a number ten can 

And her number two son cries from sunset to sunrise 

Let's warm up the bottle now, show me how it's supposed to work 

Your Mama's gone, I don't know for how long 

She don't want to catch Milk Fever tonight 

And I'd been drinking hard, I woke up in a busy street 

Your Mama took me in and she gave me the couch 

And I behaved myself even when you kids hid my boots 

I kept my bottle wrapped in the day in my pouch 

With her laughter contagious, her chamber maid's wages 

That did not go very far, but here we are, got body mind and soul 

Your Mama's gone, I don't know for how long 

She don't want to catch Milk Fever tonight 

Your Mama should have cried when her old man walked out on her 

She never said a word, no she just let it ride 

Your Mama should have cried when the Welfare Man cut her off 

For taking in some laundry and cash on the side 

Yes we should have seen it coming, she needed someone or something 

To just say that it's OK, it's another day and you can make it through 

Your Mama's gone, I don't know for how long 

She don't want to catch Milk Fever tonight 

Yes we should have seen her going- I hate myself for not knowing 

Enough to say that it's OK, it's another day and you can make it through 

Your Mama's gone, I don't know for how long 

She don't want to catch Milk Fever tonight