They wanna make me grow Just like a potatoe They want me to go On a diet or so But Mama says she won't care for the pearl Surrounded by weirdo Oyster's life's Just like a potatoe 'Cause we are too much, and to and fro To make the cutest necklace you ever saw But Mama says she won't care for the pearl The size and brightness are only there to sell Beside it's silly you're my queen of the shell I called you Lily Your name sounds like a bell She's a pearl of my life She's a pearl of my life She's a pearl of my life She's a pearl of my life Open your minds but not your body I know you'll find the right one, sweetie He's running somewhere, he's handsome maybe Love comes from nowhere, you must get ready To be the pearl of his life To be the pearl of his life To be the pearl of his life To be the pearl of his life