[Verse]
You were so young, young and dumb
You were the baddest, the biggest, the bestest, burned out one
You filled a bill, you kept it fun
But there was always something coming up that you couldn’t outrun

[Pre-Chorus]
You were
Wrecking, the wrecking, the wrecking, wrecking ball
We always knew you’d hit the wall
Wrecking, the wrecking, the wrecking, wrecking ball
We always knew you would fall down

[Chorus]
My mother said the very next one and you are not it
My mama said the very next one and you are not it

[Verse]
You once were hot and we were cold
All the trash you’d leave behind would just burn into gold
You were a fire, out of control
But nothing stays that pretty when it’s oversold

[Pre-Chorus]
You were
Wrecking, the wrecking, the wrecking, wrecking ball
We always knew you’d hit the wall
Wrecking, the wrecking, the wrecking, wrecking ball
We always knew you would fall down
[Chorus]
My mother said the very next one and you are not it
My mama said the very next one and you are not it

[Pre-Chorus]
Wrecking, the wrecking, the wrecking, wrecking ball
We always knew you’d hit the wall
Wrecking, the wrecking, the wrecking, wrecking ball
We always knew you would fall down

[Chorus]
My mama said (x4)
My mother said the very next one and you are not it
My mama said the very next one and you are not it