Better Days For Mama

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That whiskey and his wild reckless 
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way

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Put my young daddy in an early grave

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So many nights my mama cried and 
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then I'd hear her pray

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She'd asked the Lord to send her 
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better days

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Better days for mama better days


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Then sister had to marry at fourteen

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Destroyed what was left of mama's 
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dreams

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She cried but then I heard her say

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Sometimes the best sheep go astray

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At night she knelt and prayed for 
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better days

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Better days for mama better days


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She cried a lot that day that I 
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left home

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I said don't worry I know right 
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from wrong

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Although I tried my best somehow 
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four grey walls surround me now

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And again my mama prays for better 
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days

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Better days for mama better days


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Mister warden many many thanks to 
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you

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To let me come here for the 
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flowers too

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Although my tears fall on her grave

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I feel she's found her resting place

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At last the Lord sent mama better 
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days

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Better days for mama better days

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Better days for mama better days