| Lyrics: | The first I remember knowin' was that lonesome whistle blowin'
And a youngin's dream of growin'
up to ride.
On a freight train leavin' town, not knowin' where I was bound
No one could
steer me right, but mama tried.
Was the only rebel child from a family meek and
mild
Mama seemed to know what lay in store
In spite of all my Sunday learnin'
For the
bad I kept on turnin' and mama couldn't hold me anymore.
And I turned 21 in prison, doin'
life without parole
No one could steer me right, but mama tried, mama tried
Mama tried to
raise me better, but her pleadin' I denied
That leaves no one but me to blame cause mama
tried.
Dear old daddy rest his soul, left my mom a heavy load
She tried so very hard
to fill his shoes
Workin' hours without rest, wanted me to have the best
Oh she tried to
raise me right, but I refused.
And I turned 21 in prison, doin' life without
parole
No one could steer me right, but mama tried, mama tried
Mama tried to raise me
better, but her pleadin' I denied
That leaves no one but me to blame cause mama tried |
