I come home in the morning light
My mother says "when you gonna live your life right?"
Oh mother dear we're not the fortunate ones
And girls they wanna have fun
Oh girls just wanna have fun

The phone rings in the middle of the night
My father yells what you gonna do with your life
Oh daddy dear you know you're still number one
And girls they wanna have fun
Oh girls just wanna have

That's all they really want
Some fun
When the working day is done
Oh girls, they wanna have fun
Oh girls just wanna have fun
(Girls, they wanna, wanna have fun, girls, wanna have)

Some boys take a beautiful girl
And hide her away from the rest of the world
I want to be the one to walk in the sun
Oh girls they wanna have fun
Oh girls just wanna have

That's all they really want
Is some fun
When the working day is done
Oh girls, they want to have fun
Oh girls just want to have fun
(Girls, they wanna, wanna have fun, girls, wanna have)
(They just want, they just want)
(They just want, they just want)

That's all they really want
Some fun
When the working day is done
Oh girls, they wanna have fun
Oh girls just wanna have fun
(Girls, they wanna, wanna have fun, girls, wanna have)

When the working, when the working
When the working day is done
Oh, when the working day is done
Oh girls they wanna have fun
They wanna have fun

(Girls they wanna, wanna have fun) Girls
(Girls, wanna have)

(Girls they wanna, wanna have fun) they want to have
(Girls just want to have fun)
(Girls, wanna have) oh girls
Oh yeah

Overall Meaning

The song "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by Miley Cyrus is a cover of the 1983 hit song by Cyndi Lauper. The song is about young women who just want to have fun and enjoy their lives. The singer in the song comes home in the morning after a night of fun and is criticized by her parents for not living her life right. However, the singer asserts that girls just want to have fun and enjoy life.

The second verse of the song addresses the societal pressure on women to be responsible and find a good job, while the father in the song asks the singer what she's going to do with her life. Despite this, the singer asserts that girls just want to have fun and enjoy their lives. The final verse of the song is about girls who are in relationships where their boyfriends try to hide them away from the world. The singer says that she wants to be the one to walk in the sun and have fun.

Overall, the song "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" is a declaration of independence and the desire for young women to have the freedom to enjoy their lives and have fun.

Line by Line Meaning

I come home in the morning light
I return home after spending the night partying

My mother says "when you gonna live your life right?"
My mother disapproves of my lifestyle and wants me to make better choices

Oh mother dear we're not the fortunate ones
I explain to my mother that we are not financially privileged and cannot afford some of the luxuries that those with more money can enjoy

And girls they wanna have fun
Despite our difficult situation, I assert that girls want to have fun

Oh girls just wanna have fun
I reiterate that girls want to have fun and enjoy themselves

The phone rings in the middle of the night
My phone rings unexpectedly late

My father yells what you gonna do with your life
My father asks me about my future plans and goals

Oh daddy dear you know you're still number one
I reassure my father that he is still an important figure in my life despite my desire to have fun and enjoy myself

And girls they wanna have fun
I remind my dad that girls also want to have fun

Oh girls just wanna have
I continue to assert that girls only want to have fun

That's all they really want
Fun is the primary thing that girls desire

Some fun
Girls just want to have a good time

When the working day is done
Girls want to have fun after finishing their day of work

Oh girls, they wanna have fun
I restate that girls want to have fun

That's all they really want
Again, I emphasize that fun is what girls primarily want

I want to be the one to walk in the sun
I want to be able to enjoy myself and be carefree like others who are unburdened by financial stress

Oh girls they wanna have fun
I reiterate yet again that girls want to have fun

That's all they really want
Girls only want to enjoy themselves

They just want, they just want
Girls simply desire fun

When the working, when the working
When the day's work is over