Song Lyrics Old 97s - Mama Tried    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> O>> Old 97s Singer Lyrics [Old 97s other resources]>> Mama Tried Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Old 97s Music Title/Track: Mama Tried Theme ID: 2458 Album: N/A Merle Haggard, Bluebook Music (BMI) First thing I remember knowin' was a lonesome whistle blowin' And a young-on's dream of growing up to ride On a freight train leaving town, not knowing where I'm bound And no one could change my mind, but Mama tried One and only rebel child, from a family meek and mild Mama seemed to know what lay in store 'Spite of all my Sunday learnin', toward the bad I kept on turnin' 'Til Mama couldn't hold me anymore CHORUS: And I turned twenty-one in prison doing life without parole No one could steer me right, but Mama tried, Mama tried Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied, That leaves only me to blame, 'cause Mama tried Dear old Daddy rest his soul, he left my mom a heavy load She tried so very hard to fill his shoes Working hours without rest, she wanted me to have the best She tried to raise me right, but I refused CHORUS Related Lyrics Random lyrics: Over The Cliff, Question, Rollerskate Skinny, Salome, Singular Girl, St. Ignatius, Stoned, Streets Of Where Im From, The Other Shoe, Timebomb, Tupelo County Jail, Up The Devils Pay, Valentine, Victoria (a.k.a. Victoria Lee), W-I-F-E, W. Tx Teardrops, Weightless, What I Wouldnt Do, What We Talk About, Wish The Worst, You Belong To My Heart, Alone So Far, Am I Too Late?, Barrier Reef, Bel Air, Big Brown Eyes, Bird In A Cage, Book Of Poems, Broadway, Buick City Complex, Cant Get a Line, Crash On The Barrelhead, Curtain Calls, Designs On You, Doreen, Dressing Room Walls, Drowning in the Days, Four Leaf Clover, Going, Going, Gone, Hands Off, Holy Cross, House That Used To Be, If My Heart Was A Car, Indefinitely, Jagged, Just Like California, King Of All The World, Let The Idiot Speak, Lonely Holiday, Mama Tried, Other Old 97s song Lyrics Alone So Far Lyrics Am I Too Late? Lyrics Barrier Reef Lyrics Bel Air Lyrics Bird In A Cage Lyrics Book Of Poems Lyrics Broadway Lyrics Buick City Complex Lyrics Cant Get a Line Lyrics Crash On The Barrelhead Lyrics Curtain Calls Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Old Dead Tree Lyrics Old Kids On The Block Lyrics Old Lady Drivers Lyrics Old Man Gloom Lyrics Old Mans Child Lyrics Old Songs, Lullabies, Shanties etc. Lyrics Oldfield Mike Lyrics Oldfield Sally Lyrics Sally Oldfield Lyrics Oldies Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy