Nice Things

I am priceless, don't you know? But you broke me even so Oh, shiny, golden diamond rings Your momma always said, you can't have nice things Held me tightly as you dared And when I cried out, you did not care You stole my heart and bent my wings Your momma always said, you can't have nice things Oh, little boy with all your toys out in the yard I gave you the moon, but you had to have the stars Took 'em from the sky and you left them in the dark 'Til they rusted right through Precious memories gone like that You can't ever buy them back No you cannot afford these dreams Like momma always said, you can't have nice things You can't keep me a lock and key Just to satisfy your needs Oh, don't you know why the caged bird sings? Like momma always said you can't have nice things Your momma always said you can't have nice things