story behind the song: chapters and verses of the last few weeks and daze ...
Lyrics
mind your manners momma told me
please and thank you, pardon me
everyday i've tried to live that way
be polite or she'd disown me
if i was rude she would scold me
regardless what the other kids would say
was a much simpler life
living polite
once upon this world of dreams
a stand up guy was one who seemed
to anchor down the corner of the good
nowadays we find sadly
he has a wife and a girlfriend he sees
anytime he thinks he could
he had a much simpler life
when he didn't have to lie
seems today that polite has changed
fame and fortune to be gained
never a moment just to pass the time
even in those little places
ill mannered language from those faces
those living legends in their own minds
it's a much simpler life
when you don't live the lie
yeah a much better life
living polite
yeah a much better life
living polite
