
	The first thing I remember knowin' was a lonesome whistle blowin', And a youngun'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 fam'ly meek and mild My mama seemed to to know what lay in store, 'Spite 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 And that leaves only me to blame, cause Mama tried Dear ole' Daddy, rest his soul left my mom a heavy load, She tried so very hard to feel 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 And that leaves only me to blame, cause Mama tried More lyrics from Nitty Gritty Dirt Band .: All I Have to Do is Dream .: American Dream .: And So It Goes .: Badlands .: Baltimore .: Battle of New Orleans .: Blow Out The Stars, Turn Off The Moon .: Buy for Me The Rain .: Colorado Christmas .: Cosmic Cowboy .: Cupid's Got a Gun .: Dance Little Jean .: Fish Song .: Fishin' In The Dark .: Fishing in The Dark .: From Small Things .: Grand Ole Opry Song .: Grandpa was a Carpenter .: Hillbilly Hollywood .: Home Again in My Heart .: Honky Tonkin .: I Am Your Heart .: I Break Horses, Not Hearts .: I Love Only You .: I've Been Looking .: Jambalaya .: Joe Knows How To Live .: Junior's Grill .: Killybegs .: Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian .: Living Without You .: Long Hard Road .: Lost River .: Lovin on The Side .: Make a Little Magic .: Mama Tried .: Maybe Baby .: Modern Day Romance .: Mother of the Bride .: Mr. Bojangles .: Oh What a Love .: Old Upright Piano .: One Sure Honest Line .: Other Side of The Hill .: Partners Brothers & Friends .: Propinquity .: Rave On .: Rent, Groceries, & Gasoline .: Ripplin' Waters .: Rocky Top .: Sarah in The Summer .: Slim Carter .: Snowballs .: Some of Shelley's Blues .: Stand a Little Rain .: Telluride .: The Broken Road .: The Dream .: The House at Pooh Corner .: The Moon Just Turned Blue .: The Rest of The Dream .: The Valley Road .: This Train Keeps Rolling Along .: Trying Times .: Turn of The Century .: Two Out of Three Ain't Bad .: Waitin' on a Dark Eyed Gal .: When It's Gone .: Will The Circle Be Unbroken .: Wishing Well .: Wolverton Mountain .: Workin' Man Click here for all the other lyrics of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band !

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