Mama Tried

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The first thing I remember knowin'
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 was a lonesome whistle blowin',
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and a youngun's dream of growin' up
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 to ride,
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on a freight train leavin' town, 
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not knowin' where I'm bound,
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no one could change my mind but 
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Mama tried.

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One and only Rebel child from a 
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fam'ly meek and mild,
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my Mama seemed to know what lay in 
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store,
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'spite all my Sunday learnin' with
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 the bad I kept on turnin',
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'til mama couldn't hold me anymore.

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And I turned twenty-one in prison 
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doin' life without parole,
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no one could steer me right  but 
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Mama tried, Mama tried.
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Mama tried to raise me better but 
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her pleading I denied,
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that leaves only me to blame, 
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'cause Mama tried.

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Dear ole' daddy, rest his soul 
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left my mom a heavy load,
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she tried so very hard to fill his 
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shoes,
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workin' hours without rest, wanted 
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me to have the best,
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she tried to raise me right but I 
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refused.

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And I turned twenty-one in prison 
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doin' life without parole,
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no one could steer me right  but 
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Mama tried, Mama tried.
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Mama tried to raise me better but 
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her pleading I denied,
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that leaves only me to blame, 
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'cause Mama tried.
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That leaves only me to blame, 
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'cause Mama tried.