Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Cyrus Miley Lyrics
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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
But girls they wanna have fun
Oh girls just wanna have
That's all they really want
Some fun
When the working day is done
Girls they wanna have fun
Oh girls just wanna have fun
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
Some fun
When the working day is done
Girls--they want to have fun
Oh girls just want to have fun,
They wanna have fun,
They wanna have fun
That's all they really want
Some fun
When the working day is done
Girls they wanna have fun
Oh girls just wanna have fun
Oh oh oh
Girls girls girls
Wanna have fun fun fun fun yeah
Girls just have fun
In this song, Cyndi Lauper originally sings about the idea that women just want to have fun. Miley Cyrus's version adopts the same message, and in her restyled version of the song, Cyrus captures the same essence of freedom and empowerment that the original did back in 1983. The song's lyrics convey the desire for young women to enjoy life and avoid their parents' stringent expectations of how they should live their lives. The song reflects the idea that girls just want to break loose and enjoy life to the fullest without having to worry about societal expectations or that they need to be caged up from boys.
In verse one, the singer is coming home in the morning light, and her mother confronts her, urging her to live right. However, the girl counters, saying that girls just want to have fun. In verse two, the father is the one who's calling and asking about the daughter's future. Again, the girl asserts that girls simply want to have fun with their lives. The chorus of the song repeats that girls want to have fun, and that's all they really want. The bridge highlights how some boys take the most beautiful girls and hide them away from the world. Still, the girl in the story aims to be the one walking in the sun and having fun.
Line by Line Meaning
I come home in the morning light
I return home at dawn
My mother says "when you gonna live your life right?"
My mother asks when I will start living my life in a responsible manner.
Oh mother dear we're not the fortunate ones
Mother, we are not lucky like other people.
And girls they wanna have fun
Girls want to enjoy their lives.
Oh girls just wanna have fun
Girls only want to have fun.
The phone rings in the middle of the night
The phone rings during the night.
My father yells what you gonna do with your life
My father asks what I am going to do with my life.
Oh daddy dear you know you're still number one
Daddy, you are still the most important person in my life.
But girls they wanna have fun
But girls only want to have fun.
Oh girls just wanna have
Girls only want to have
That's all they really want
Having fun is all that they genuinely desire
Some fun
Having some fun
When the working day is done
After finishing work
Girls they wanna have fun
Girls tend to choose to have some fun.
Oh girls just wanna have fun
Girls just want to have fun.
Some boys take a beautiful girl
Some guys take a beautiful girl
And hide her away from the rest of the world
And confine her from the world
I want to be the one to walk in the sun
I'd like to be with a person who is not ashamed to be out and about
Oh girls they wanna have fun
Girls want to have a great time.
Oh girls just wanna have
Girls are ready to have a great time.
That's all they really want
That's all girls truly want
Some fun
Just a little bit of entertainment
When the working day is done
At the end of the business day
Girls--they want to have fun
Girls aim to enjoy their lives.
Oh girls just want to have fun
Girls just want to have fun.
They wanna have fun
Girls want to have a great time.
They wanna have fun
Girls want to have fun.
That's all they really want
Girls only want to have fun.
Some fun
They want to enjoy themselves.
When the working day is done
At the end of the workday
Girls they wanna have fun
Girls want to have fun.
Oh girls just wanna have fun
Girls just want to have fun.
Oh oh oh
Sounds indicating fun
Girls girls girls
Girls, all the way!
Wanna have fun fun fun fun yeah
They want to enjoy themselves.
Girls just have fun
Girls just want to have fun.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ROBERT HAZZARD, LOLLY VEGAS
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