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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Against Me!
Performer
Tom Gabel
Performer
Andrew Seward
Performer
James Bowman
Performer
Warren Oakes
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Gabel
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Alek Edmonds
Assistant Engineer
Charlie Stavish
Assistant Engineer
Claudius Mittendorfer
Assistant Engineer
Craig Durrance
Assistant Engineer
Joe LaPorta
Assistant Engineer
Dorian Crozier
Editing Engineer
Emily Lazar
Mastering Engineer
Rich Costey
Mixing Engineer
Butch Vig
Producer
Billy Bush
Recording Engineer
Joe McGrath
Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
If she wants to dance and drink all night
Well there's no one that can stop her
She's going till the house lights come up
Or her stomach spills onto the floor
This night is gonna end when we're damn well ready for it to be over
Worked all week long now the music is playing on our time
[PreChorus]
Yeah, we do what we do to get by
And then we need a release
[Verse 2]
You get mixed up with the wrong guys
You get messed up on the wrong drugs
Sometimes the party takes you places that you didn't really plan on going
When people see the track marks on her arms, she knows what they're thinkin'
She keeps on working for that minimum
As if a high school education gave you any other options, you know
[PreChorus]
They don't know nothin' about redemption
They don't know nothin' about recovery
Some people just aren't the type for marriage and family
[Chorus]
No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to be a junkie
No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to sleep alone
No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to be a junkie
No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to sleep alone
[Verse 3]
She's out of step with the style
She don't know where the action's happening
You know the downtown club scene ain't nothin' like it used to be
You reach a point where there's not a lie in the world
That you could use to make the boys believe you're still in your twenties
But they keep getting younger, don't they, baby?
She's not waiting for someone to come over and ask for the privilege
She can still hear that rebel yell just as loud as it was in 1983, you know
[PreChorus]
There ain't no Johnny coming home to share a bed with her
And she doesn't care
[Chorus]
No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to be a junkie
No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to sleep alone
No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to be a junkie
No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to sleep alone
No mother ever dreams that her daughter's gonna grow up to be a junkie
[Outro]
And if she had to live it all over again
You know she wouldn't change anything for the world
Written by: Tom Gabel