Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
The Mayries Lyrics
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When you gonna live your life right?
Oh mother dear we're not fortunate ones
Oh girls they wanna have fun
Oh girls just wanna have fun
The phone rings in the middle of night my father yells
What you gonna do with your life?
But girls they wanna have fun
Oh girls just wanna have fun
That's all we really want
Some fun
When the working day is done
Oh 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 wanna be the one to walk in the sun
Oh girls they wanna have fun
Oh girls just wanna have fun
That's all we really want
Some fun
When the working day is done
Oh girls they wanna have fun
Oh girls just wanna have fun
They just wanna
They just wanna
They just wanna
They just wanna
They just wanna
They just wanna
Oh girls they wanna have fun
Oh girls!
Just wanna have fun
The Mayries's song "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" is an anthem for women who want to enjoy life and have fun. The lyrics describe the pressures that young women face from their parents and society to conform to certain expectations. The first verse talks about coming home in the morning light, and being asked by the mother when she is going to live her life right. The lyrics express the idea that girls are not the "fortunate ones" and they just want to enjoy life without being guilty or judged.
The second verse talks about the father yelling in the middle of the night, asking what the girl is going to do with her life. The girl responds by reminding her father that he is still number one. This highlights the conflicting expectations and pressure that women can face from their parents, who want them to be successful in traditional ways rather than just enjoying life. The chorus repeats the idea that girls just want to have fun and that is really all they want.
The third verse talks about how some boys take a beautiful girl and hide her away from the rest of the world. The girl, however, wants to be the one to walk in the sun, to live her life and have fun. The song overall emphasizes the idea that women should be allowed to have fun and enjoy their lives without judgment or pressure from society.
Line by Line Meaning
I come home in the morning light my mother says
I return to my residence as daylight breaks and my mother questions the choices I make in life.
When you gonna live your life right?
She advises me to choose a more socially acceptable lifestyle.
Oh mother dear we're not fortunate ones
I acknowledge that life has not been kind to us as a family for some reason.
Oh girls they wanna have fun
Despite this, girls just want to enjoy their lives.
Oh girls just wanna have fun
This desire for enjoyment is reinforced, indicating how important it is.
The phone rings in the middle of night my father yells
The sound of a ringing phone startles me awake as my father becomes angry at the hour.
What you gonna do with your life?
He questions the decisions I have or haven't made in life.
Oh daddy did you know you still number one
I reassure him of his top priority position in my life.
But girls they wanna have fun
However, despite his importance, girls' desire to have fun remains strong.
That's all we really want
The previous lines are summed up as the desire for fun.
Some fun
A minor variation in the repetition of the same theme.
When the working day is done
Girls want to have fun when they have completed their daily labor.
They just wanna
A clear emphasis on the simplicity of their desires.
Oh girls they wanna have fun
Girls' desire for fun is reiterated.
Oh girls!
A final reiteration of girls as the focus of the song.
Just wanna have fun
The song ends by emphasizing the importance of a fun-filled life.
Writer(s): Robert Hazard
Contributed by Jacob I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.