Song Wedgie

Song: Surrender
Artist: Cheap Trick
Album: Heaven Tonight
Release: 1978

‘Surrender’ was the first Cheap Trick single to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 62. It is a late 1970s teen anthem, describing the relations between the baby boomer narrator and his G.I. generation parents. The narrator describes how his parents are weirder and hipper than many children would believe. For example, the narrator describes how he discovers his parents ‘rolling on the couch’ and listening to his Kiss records late at night. It is ranked #465 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s list of ‘the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time’. [Wikipedia]

Lyrics:
Mother told me, yes, she told me I’d meet girls like you. She also told me, “Stay away, you’ll never know what you’ll catch.” Well just the other day I heard of a soldier’s falling off some Indonesian junk that’s going round. Mommy’s alright, Daddy’s alright, they just seem a little weird. Surrender, surrender, but don’t give yourself away, ay, aaaaaaaay. Father says, “Your mother’s right, she’s really up on things.” “Before we married, Mommy served in the WACS in the Philippines.” Now, I had heard the WACS recruited old maids for the war. But mommy isn’t one of those, I’ve known her all these years. Mommy’s alright, Daddy’s alright, they just seem a little weird. Surrender, surrender, but don’t give yourself away, ay, aaaaaaaay. Whatever happened to all this season’s losers of the year? Every time I got to thinking, where’d they disappear? When I woke up, Mom and Dad are rolling on the couch. Rolling numbers, rock and rollin, got my Kiss records out. Mommy’s alright, Daddy’s alright, they just seem a little weird. Surrender, surrender, but don’t give yourself away, ay, aaaaaaaay. Awaaaaaay. Awaaaaaay. Surrender, surrender, but don’t give yourself away. (Mommy’s alright, Daddy’s alright) Surrender, surrender, but don’t give yourself away. (Mommy’s alright, Daddy’s alright) Surrender, surrender, but don’t give yourself away. (Mommy’s alright, Daddy’s alright) Surrender, surrender, but don’t give yourself away. (Bun E’s alright, Tommy’s alright, Robin’s alright, Rick’s alright) Surrender, surrender, but don’t give yourself away. (Were all alright, Were all alright, Were all alright, Were all alright!!!) Surrender, surrender, but don’t give yourself away. (Mommy’s alright, Daddy’s alright)