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Mama Tried
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Commander Cody
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The first thing I remember knowing was a lonesome whistle blowing
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And a young gun's dream of growing up to ride
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On a freight train leaving town, not knowing where I'm bound
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No one could change my mind but Mama tried
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One and only rebel child from the family, meek and mild
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My mama seemed to know what lay in store
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Despite all my Sunday learning towards the bad, I kept on turning
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'Til mama couldn't hold me anymore
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And I turned twenty-one in prison doing life without parole
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No one could steer me right but mama tried, mama tried
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Mama tried to raise me better but her pleading, I denied
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That leaves only me to blame 'cause mama tried
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Dear old daddy, rest his soul, left my Mom a heavy load
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She tried so very hard to fill his shoes
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Working hours without rest, wanted me to have the best
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She tried to raise me right but I refused
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And I turned twenty-one in prison doing life without parole
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No one could steer me right but mama tried, mama tried
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Mama tried to raise me better but her pleading, I denied
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That leaves only me to blame 'cause mama tried
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