[ti:Parents Just Don't Understand] [ar:DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince] [al:He's The DJ, I'm The Rapper] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Parents Just Don't Understand (Edit) - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince [00:06.13]Written by:W. Smith/J. Townes [00:12.27]You know parents are the same no matter time nor place [00:14.53]They don't understand that us kids are gonna make some mistakes [00:17.79]So to you all the kids all across the land [00:20.19]There's no need to argue parents just don't understand [00:34.17]I remember one year [00:35.16]My mom took me school shopping [00:36.65]It was me my brother my mom oh my pop and my little sister [00:40.57]All hopped in the car [00:42.33]We headed downtown to the Gallery Mall [00:44.93]My mom started bugging with the clothes she chose [00:47.22]Didn't I say nothing at first [00:48.92]I just turned up my nose [00:50.28]She said what's wrong this shirt cost $20 [00:52.94]I said mom this shirt is plaid with a butterfly collar [00:55.73]The next half hour was the same old thing [00:58.28]My mother buying me clothes from 1963 [01:00.96]And then she lost her mind and did the ultimate [01:03.81]I asked her for Adidas and she bought me Zips [01:06.51]I said mom what are you doing you're ruining my rep [01:09.08]She said you're only sixteen you don't have a rep yet [01:11.92]I said mom let's put these clothes back please [01:14.02]She said no you go to school to learn not for a fashion show [01:17.34]I said this isn't Sha Na Na come on mom I'm not Bowzer [01:20.21]Mom please put back the bell bottom Brady Bunch trousers [01:22.90]But if you don't want to I can live with that but [01:25.60]You gotta put back the double knit reversible slacks [01:28.80]She wasn't moved everything stayed the same [01:31.08]Inevitably the first day of school came [01:33.85]I thought I could get over I tried to play sick [01:36.57]But my mom said no no way uh uh forget it [01:39.20]There was nothing I could do I tried to relax [01:41.87]I got dressed up in those ancient artifacts [01:44.54]And when I walked into school it was just as I thought [01:47.34]The kids were cracking up laughing at the clothes Mom bought [01:50.14]And those who weren't laughing still had a ball [01:52.68]Because they were pointing and whispering [01:54.27]As I walked down the hall [01:55.50]I got home and told my Mom how my day went [01:57.77]She said If they were laughing you don't need them [01:59.89]Cause they're not good friends [02:00.99]For the next six hours I tried to explain to my Mom [02:03.64]That I was gonna have to go through this about 200 more times [02:06.40]So to you all the kids all across the land [02:09.08]There's no need to argue [02:10.43]Parents just don't understand [02:23.62]Oh kay here's the situation [02:25.50]My parents went away on a week's vacation and [02:28.41]They left the keys to the brand new Porsche [02:30.89]Would they mind [02:31.96]Umm well of course not [02:34.30]I'll just take it for a little spin [02:36.30]And maybe show it off to a couple of friends [02:39.21]I'll just cruise it around the neighborhood [02:41.67]Well maybe I shouldn't [02:43.46]Yeah of course I should [02:45.27]Pay attention here's the thick of the plot [02:47.19]I pulled up to the corner at the end of my block [02:49.87]That's when I saw this beautiful girlie girl walking [02:52.70]I picked up my car phone to perpetrate like I was talking [02:55.96]You should've seen this girl's bodily dimensions [02:58.12]I honked my horn just to get her attention [03:00.76]She said was that for me [03:02.13]I said yeah [03:02.82]She said why [03:03.47]I said come on and take a ride with a helluva guy [03:07.04]She said how do I know you're not sick [03:09.11]You could be some deranged lunatic [03:11.81]I said c'mon toots my name is the Prince [03:14.38]Beside would a lunatic have a Porsche like this [03:17.76]She agreed and we were on our way [03:19.86]She was looking very good and so was I I must say word [03:23.13]We hit McDonald's pulled into the drive [03:25.43]We ordered two Big Macs and two large fries with Cokes [03:28.70]She kicked her shoes off onto the floor [03:30.61]She said drive fast speed turns me on [03:33.44]She put her hand on my knee I put my foot on the gas [03:36.26]We almost got whiplash I took off so fast [03:39.02]The sun roof was open the music was high [03:41.60]And this girl's hand was steadily moving up my thigh [03:44.39]She had opened up three buttons on her shirt so far [03:47.03]I guess that's why I didn't notice that police car [03:50.39]We're doing ninety in my Mom's new Porsche [03:52.50]And to make this long story short short [03:55.27]When the cop pulled me over I was scared as hell [03:57.97]I said I don't have a license but I drive very well officer [04:01.26]I almost had a heart attack that day [04:03.32]Come to find out the girl was a twelve year old runaway [04:06.34]I was arrested the car was impounded [04:08.97]There was no way for me to avoid being grounded [04:11.73]My parents had to come off from vacation to get me [04:14.49]I'd rather be in jail than to have my father hit me [04:17.29]My parents walked in [04:18.49]I got my grip I said ah Mom Dad how was your trip [04:23.16]They didn't speak I said I want to plead my case [04:25.48]But my father just shoved me in the car by my face [04:28.07]That was a hard ride home I don't know how I survived [04:30.62]They took turns one would beat me while the other was driving [04:33.63]I can't believe it I just made a mistake [04:35.98]Well parents are the same no matter time nor place [04:38.70]So to you all the kids all across the land [04:41.81]Take it from me parents just don't understand