I wanna tell you all a story 'bout a Harper Valley widowed wife Who had a teenage daughter who attended Harper Valley Junior High Well, her daughter came home one afternoon And didn't even stop to play And she said, "Mama, got a note here from the Harper Valley P.T.A." Well, the note said, "Mrs. Johnson, You're wearin your dresses way too high It's reported you've been drinkin' And a-runnin' round with men and goin' wild And we don't believe you oughta be A-bringing up your little girl this way." And it was signed by "The Secretary, Harper Valley P.T.A." Instrumental Well, it happened that the P.T.A. Was gonna meet that very afternoon And they were sure surprised when Mrs. Johnson wore her miniskirt into the room And as she walked up to the blackboard I can still recall the words she had to say She said, "I'd like to address this meeting Of the Harper Valley P.T.A." "Well there's Bobby Taylor sitting there, And seven times he's asked me for a date. And Mrs. Taylor sure seems to use a lot of ice Whenever he's away. And Mr. Baker, can you tell us why your Secretary had to leave this town? And shouldn't widow Jones be told to keep her Window shades all pulled completely down." "Well, Mr Harper couldn't be here 'Cause he stayed too long at Kelly's bar again. And if you smell Shirley Thompson's breath, You'll find she's had a little nip of gin. And then you have the nerve to tell me, You think that as a mother I'm not fit. Well, this is just a little Peyton Place And you're all Harper Valley hypocrites." No, I wouldn't put you on because it really did, It happened just this way; The day my mama socked it to The Harper Valley P.T.A. The day my mama socked it to The Harper Valley P.T.A. The day my mama socked it to The Harper Valley P.T.A...

I want to tell you all the story 'Bout a Harper Valley widowed wife Who had a teenage daughter Who attended Harper Valley Junior High Well, her daughter came home one afternoon And didn't even stop to play And she said, "Mom, I got a note here From the Harper Valley PTA" Well, the note says, "Mrs. Johnson You're wearing your dresses way too high It's reported you've been drinkin' And a runnin' 'round with men and goin wild We call Santino's grandson and say we had to work that Way we sent a note from his dad Harbor Road Police Asian Well, it happened that the PTA Was gonna meet that very afternoon And boy were sure surprised When Mrs. Johnson wore her miniskirt into the room And as she walked up to the blackboard I can still recall the words she had to say She said, "I'd like to address this meeting Of the Harper Valley PTA" "Well, there's Bobby Taylor sittin' there And seven times he asked me for a date And Mrs. Taylor sure seems to use a lotta ice Whenever he's away" "And Mr. Baker, can you tell us Why your secretary had to leave this town? And shouldn't widow Jones be told To keep her window shades all pulled completely down?" "Well, Mr. Harper couldn't be here 'Cause he stayed too long at Kelly's Bar again And if you'll smell Shirley Thompson's breath You'll find she's had a little nip of gin" "And then you have the nerve to tell me You think that as a mother I not fit Well, this is just a little Payton Place And you're all Harper Valley hypocrites" No, I wouldn't put you on Because it really did it happened just this way That day my mama socked it to the Harper Valley PTA That day my mama socked it to the Harper Valley PTA

I want to tell you all a story 'bout a harper valley widow wife Who had a teenage daughter that attended harper valley junior high Well her daughter came home one afternoon and didn't even stop to play And she said, mama, I've got a note here from the harper valley pta Well the note says mrs. johnson, you're wearing your dresses way too high It's been reported you've been drinkin' and a runnin' round with men and goin' wild Now we don't believe you ought to be a bringin' up your little girl this way And it was signed by the secretary, harper valley pta Well it happened that the pta was gonna meet that very afternoon And boy, were they surprised as mrs. johnson wore her miniskirt into the room And as she walked up to the blackboard I can still recall the word she had to say She said I'd like to address this meeting of the harper valley pta Now there's bobby taylor sittin' there and seven times he's asked me for a date And mrs. taylor sure seems to use a lot of ice whenever he's away And mr. baker can you tell us why your secretary had to leave this town And shouldn't widow jones be told to keep her window shades all pulled completely down Now mr. harper couldn't be here 'cause he's stayed too long in kelly's bar again And if you smell shirley thompson's breath you'll find she's had a little nip of gin And then you have the nerve to tell me as a mother you think that I ain't fit Well this is just a little payton place and you're all harper valley hypocrits Now I wouldn't put you on because it really did, it happened just this way That day my mama socked it to the harper valley pta That day my mama socked it to 'em at the harper valley pta

What I've got I don't want All it does is hover and taunt Reminding me what I used to be What I may never be again Turns out what I'm good at doin Is making something out of the ruin Borrow this wasted space that could never be replaced Learn it all again tomorrow, learn it all again tomorrow Nothing I have you can borrow or steal Yes I think we have a deal. If my wheels were square, but the earth was jagged I rode along, it'd be no less ragged And seems to be the day I'm usually this way Learn it all again tomorrow, learn it all again tomorrow Nothing I have you can borrow or steal Yes I think we have a deal. I wish every harder day only took an hour And I'm not just like the people I resent I wish someday I could truly be a power Say exactly what it is I meant All I have that's in abundance Is my perpetual redundance It's hard for me to say, I face it everyday Learn it all again tomorrow, learn it all again tomorrow Nothing I have you can borrow or steal Learn it all again tomorrow, learn it all again tomorrow Nothing I have you can borrow or steal Yes I think we have a deal.

We saw a sign Welcome Satan Place when we moved to town that day And rows of little white homes that looked like castles all along the way But after livin' there a while we found it wasn't what we thought at all They had a private little scandal goin' on behind each castle wall There was a Town Council meetin' on the day the story come to pass Someone said Mrs Brown we think your little girl is livin' way too fast She's been datin' older boys and stayin' out much later than she should And there's been quite a lotta talk about it goin' round the neighborhood Well Mrs Brown said since you brought it up I think I'll tell you what I saw The day your daughter Ellie and the judge's son went swimmin' in the raw Is that supposed to be a party what you call learnin' social grace Cause if it is I think your people are in trouble here in Satan Place I heard your neighbor's daughter Betty spent the summer in another town They say she gained a little weight before she left But now she's trimmed back down And now I wonder why the banker's son won't even look her in the face We used to see 'em both together everywhere they went in Satan Place They say the Mayor's daughter got another speedin' ticket just last week They didn't charge for drunken drivin' even though She couldn't hardly speak I heard she brags about the way her daddy gets free liquor by the case From all those bootleggin' friends who make a killin' here in Satan Place When Mrs Brown had finished talkin' no one dared to make a single sound Until the chairman of the meetin' rapped his gavel and looked around And as his eyes swept across the room at guilty looks on every face He said that wraps up this meetin' of the Council of Satan Place He said that wraps up this meetin' of the Council of Satan Place

Aah-aah Aah-aah You can knock on the door, but I'm not gonna let you in You can play all your games, but I'm not gonna let you win again You can step to me with all your negativity, uh Don't you know I'm just so over you under my skin And this time it's not even anger I think we're just better as strangers Don't try the locks 'cause I changed them You can't have my head space (Aah-aah) Won't let you in my safe place (Na-na, oh, na-na-na, yeah) You can say what you want, you can do what you like You can throw another stone, but you're never gonna see my heart break No, no 'Cause you can't have my headspace You, you, you can't have it (aah-aah) For the first time, I ain't gonna give you a second thought (nah-nah) 'Cause your talk is so cheap that the pain isn't worth the cost So do your worst to me but you'll never get the best of me 'Cause I know who I am, don't tell me what I'm not Now I like the way I feel brand new Matter of fact, I should thank you I'm stronger for what you put me through You can't have my headspace (You can't have my headspace) Won't let you in my safe place (Na-na, oh, na-na-na, hey) You can say what you want, you can do what you like You can throw another stone, but you're never gonna see my heart break No, no (you can't) 'Cause you can't have my headspace (you, you) You can't have it No, you can't have my headspace (you, you) You can't have it One, two, three, four Don't you come round here no more Five, six, seven, eight You can try but it's too late Eight, seven, six, five Finally, got you off my mind Four, three, two, one I'm done You can't have my headspace (headspace) Won't let you in my safe place (Na-na, oh, na-na-na, hey) You can say what you want, you can do what you like You can throw another stone, but you're never gonna see my heart break No, no (you can't) 'Cause you can't have my headspace (you, you) You can't have it No, you can't have my headspace (you, you) You can't have it 'Cause you can't have my headspace (you, you) You can't have it No, you can't have my headspace (you, you) You can't have it You can't have my headspace