NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND - Mama Tried lyrics

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The first thing I remember knowin' was a lonesome whistle blowin',<br>And a youngun's dream of growin' up to ride,<br>On a freight train leavin' town, not knowin' where I'm bound.<br>And no one could change my mind but mama tried.<br>One and only rebel child from a fam'ly meek and mild<br>My mama seemed to to know what lay in store,<br>'spite all my sunday learnin' towards the bad I kept on turnin',<br>'til mama couldn't hold me anymore.<br><br>And I turned twenty-one in prison doin' life without parole,<br>No one could steer me right but mama tried, mama tried.<br>Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied<br>And that leaves only me to blame, cause mama tried<br><br>Dear ole' daddy, rest his soul left my mom a heavy load,<br>She tried so very hard to feel his shoes,<br>Workin' hours without rest, wanted me to have the best<br>She tried to raise me right but I refused.<br><br>And I turned twenty-one in prison doin' life without parole,<br>No one could steer me right but mama tried, mama tried<br>Mama tried to raise me better but her pleading I denied<br>And that leaves only me to blame, cause mama tried