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Mama Tried
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Grateful Dead
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The first I remember knowin'
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Was that lonesome whistle blowin'
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And a youngin's dream
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Of growin' up to ride
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On a freight train leavin' town
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Not knowin' where I was bound
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No one could steer me right
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But mama tried
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Was the only rebel child
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From a family meek and mild
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Mama seemed to know
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What lay in store
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In spite of all my
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Sunday learnin'
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For the bad I kept on turnin'
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And mama couldn't hold me anymore
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And I turned 21 in prison
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Doin' life without parole
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No one could steer me right
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But mama tried, mama tried
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Mama tried to raise me better
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But her pleadin' I denied
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That leaves no one but me to blame
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'Cause mama tried
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Dear old daddy rest his soul
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Left my mom a heavy load
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She tried so very hard
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To fill his shoes
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Workin' hours without rest
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Wanted me to have the best
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Oh, she tried to raise me right
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But I refused
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And I turned 21 in prison
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Doin' life without parole
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No one could steer me right
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But mama tried, mama tried
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Mama tried to raise me better
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But her pleadin' I denied
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That leaves no one but me to blame
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'Cause mama tried
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And I turned 21 in prison
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Doin' life without parole
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No one could steer me right
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But mama tried, mama tried
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Mama tried to raise me better
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But her pleadin' I denied
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That leaves no one but me to blame
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'Cause mama tried
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That leaves no one but me to blame
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'Cause mama tried
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