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The first thing I remember knowin' Was a lonesome whistle blowin' And a young un's dream of growin' up to ride On a freight train leavin' town Not knowin' 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 My Mama seemed to know what lay in store Despite all my Sunday learnin' Towards the bad, I kept on turnin' 'Til Mama couldn't hold me anymore
And I turned twenty-one 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 pleading, I denied That leaves only 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 She tried to raise me right but I refused
And I turned twenty-one 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 pleading, I denied That leaves only me to blame 'cause Mama tried
"Another head hangs lowly Child is slowly taken And the violence caused such silence Who are we mistaken - Another mother's breaking Heart is taking over" ...
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Now I know how Merle Haggard felt when he sang the words "Mama Tried" And I lived those teenage Friday nights with "a pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight"
Oh, I was born a good boy, my mama loved me so. And she gave me every chance she could to make my life a gold. But I fell in with the wrong crowd and the ...
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Written by Haggard, “Mama Tried” was released in July 1968 as the first single and title track from Merle’s album Mama Tried. The song became a cornerstone of the country legend’s
The first thing I remember knowin' / Was a lonesome whistle blowin' / And a young'un's dream of growing up to ride / On a freight train leavin' town / Not knowin' where I'm bound
A cover of the Merle Haggard tune, Bob Weir takes lead vocals on a classic country song he can relate to a little bit. While Bobby didn’t turn 21 in prison, he likely felt some of
[Verse] / I hear that train a-coming, it's coming around the bend / I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when / I'm locked in Folsom Prison and time keeps dragging on / And
[Verse 1] / Revenge must be the reason / Why forgiveness was a thing I never knew / And someday soon, I know you plan to hurt me / But don't count on getting by with the things you
[Verse 1] / Now when the big bad wolf got in Grandma's house / Little Red Riding Hood was scared as the mouse / And just like her, I'm scared through and through / Some two-legged
[Verse 1] / You taught me how to love with all my heart / With all my soul I trusted you / And now you say we have to live apart / A thing I don't know how to do / [Chorus] / You
[Verse] / We got up before sunup to get the work done up / We'd work in the fields till the sun had gone down / We've stood and we've cried as we helplessly watched / A hailstorm a
[Verse] / The old hometown looks the same as I step down from a train / And there to meet me is my mama and papa / Down the lane, I look and there runs Mary / Hair of gold and lips
[Verse] / Admitting you're to blame won't heal my wounded pride / It's too late to be ashamed, I've already stepped aside / Just let me live again and please don't come around / If
A canvas-covered cabin in a crowded labor camp / Stands out in this memory I revive / My Daddy raised a family there with two hardworking hands / And tried to feed my Mama's hungry
[Verse 1] / Now I know how Merle Haggard felt / When he sang the words mama tried / And I've lived those teenage Friday Nights / The pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight / And
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The closing track is written in memory of Willie’s longtime friend and collaborator, Merle Haggard. Merle & Willie were on tour together, when Merle feel ill and passed away on
Back when I was doing time, there was a night I can't forget / A mad man with a knife in hand tried to kill me while I slept / But somehow the knife missed its mark and I pinned
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[Verse 1] / A canvas-covered cabin in a crowded labor camp / Stand out in this memory I revive / Because my daddy raised a family there / With two hard-working hands / And tried to
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