Barbara didn't want to be a mother
So Lisa didn't want to be her child
Barbara held a Chardonnay
And said I don't care what you say
And Lisa took a turn at running wild
Lisa went to school to be an architect
But then she married into a band
And Barbara stepped back in
And said guess I'll be a mom again
And this was never part of the plan
On the wrong foot
That's where it started
On the wrong foot
That's where it stayed
But Lisa is defiant
I think it's gonna turn out okay
Bob was doing fine until he wasn't
And Barbara couldn't live on her own
With her sister Allison, Lisa did some lookin
And found a place they hoped she'd call home
Lisa visits Barbara every Tuesday
And Barbara doesn't treat her very kind
She keeps on going, the tears are flowing
She wonders if it's even worth her time
On the wrong foot
That's where it started
On the wrong foot
That's where it stayed
But Lisa's got a big heart
And I think it's gonna turn out okay
She'll turn out okay
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She'll turn out okay
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When it was Lisa's turn to be a mother
She swore she wouldn't get it so wrong
So she raised me a different way
We made a toast to Mother's Day
And I sat down and I wrote a song
And on the wrong foot
That's where it started
On the wrong foot
That's where it stayed
But Lisa learned her lessons
And everything will turn out okay
Yeah Lisa's got a big heart
And everything will turn out okay
It turns out okay
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It turns out okay
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