“Mama Told Me Not to Come” was a song written by Randy Newman in 1970. As with most Newman songs, he assumes a character; in this song the narrator is a sheltered and extraordinarily straitlaced young man, who recounts what is presumably his first “wild” party in the big city, where he is shocked and appalled by marijuana smoking, whiskey drinking, and loud music.
Many a youth has taken that path, and sadly, most don’t recover. What does the Bible say about the nightlife?
Proverbs 1:10,15-16
My son, if sinners entice you,
Do not consent.
My son, do not walk in the way with them,
Keep your foot from their path;
For their feet run to evil,
And they make haste to shed blood.
Give it some thought and warn the young.
Gary