Mama Tried
Merle Haggard
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The first thing DI remember Gknowing was a Dlonesome whistle Gblowin'
And a Dyoung un's dream of growin' up to A7ride
On a Dfreight train leavin' Gtown, not Dknowin' where I'm Gbound
And no Done could change my A7mind, but Mama Dtried
One and Donly rebel Gchild, from a Dfamily meek and Gmild
My DMama seemed to know what lay in A7store
'Spite of Dall my Sunday Glearnin', toward the Dbad I kept on Gturnin'
'Til DMama couldn't A7hold me anyDmore
And I turned Dtwenty-one in prison doin' Glife without parDole
No Hmone could steer me right, but Mama A7tried, Mama tried
Mama Dtried to raise me better, but her Gpleading I denDied,
that leaves only me to A7blame, 'cause Mama Dtried
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Dear old DDaddy, rest his Gsoul, he left my Dmom a heavy Gload
She Dtried so very hard to fill his A7shoes
Workin' Dhours without Grest, wanted Dme to have the Gbest
She Dtried to raise me A7right, but I Drefused
And I turned Dtwenty-one in prison doin' Glife without parDole
No Hmone could steer me right, but Mama A7tried, Mama tried
Mama Dtried to raise me better, but her Gpleading I denDied,
that leaves only me to A7blame, 'cause Mama Dtried
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