Genya Ravan - Pedal to the Metal lyrics

Mama sure was workin' for me and that's for certain Plannin' of a college, the pushin' of some carriage Boy, I think I let her down when I said I was splittin' this town And I'd see her around, I meant I'd see her around Quit when I was sixteen, thinkin' I was real mean Plannin' on my breakout, gettin' calls of stakeouts Oh, it's so hard to tell when you're livin' in a slum and you're growin' in hell And your TV's showin' bells Here's what you do, baby You put the pedal to the metal and you know it's called the breaks You put the pedal to the metal and you know it's called the breaks You put the pedal to the metal and you know it's called the breaks Candy stores to hang in, higher stoops to hang on Radios were blastin', the older guys were castin' Yeah, I was leavin' my trails, they coulda put me away, I almost got nailed I woulda wound up in jaul, oh no Ann Marie was teasin', they boys were up for pleasin' Man it showed on her face, I heard it was a bad chase Yeah, if a girl wasn't cool her reputation would stick Ya had to learn it quick, learn your lesson quick, girl Here's what you do You put the pedal to the metal and you know it's called the breaks You put the pedal to the metal and you know it's called the breaks You put the pedal to the metal and you know it's called the breaks Oh girls, it was spray net city then, and we were wearin' it high I mean high, oh my, really high And ooh yeah, you shoulda seen what they boys looked like then A hot stance, real romance, they could dance, really dance You put the pedal to the metal and you know it's called You put the pedal to the metal and you know it's called You put the pedal to the metal and you know it's called the breaks You put the pedal to the metal and you know it's called the breaks You put the pedal to the metal and you know it's called the breaks You put the pedal to the metal and you know it's called the breaks You put the pedal to the metal and you know it's called the breaks You put the pedal to the metal and you know it's called the breaks You put the pedal to the metal and you know it's called the breaks