Hank Snow
Mama Tried
The first thing I remember knowin' was a lonesome whistle blowin'And the youngest dream of growin' up to rideOn a freight train leavin' town not knowin' where I'm boundNo one could change my mind but mama triedOne and only rebel child for my family meek and mildMy mama seemed to know what lay in storeSpite of all my Sunday learnin' toward the bad I kept on turnin'Till mama couldn't hold me anymoreAnd I turned twenty one in prison doing life without paroleNo one could steer me right but mama tried mama triedMama tried to raise me better but her pleadings I deniedThat leaves only me to blame cause mama triedDear old daddy rest his soul left my mama heavy loadShe tried so very hard to fill his shoesWorking hours without rest wanted me to have the bestShe tried to raise me right but I refusedAnd I turned twenty one in prison...That leaves only me to blame cause mama tried
From Letras Mania