Mama Tried Lyrics - Reba Mcentire

(merle haggard) 

First thing I remember knowin' 

Was a lonesome whistle blowin' 

And a young one's dream of growin' up to ride 

On a freight train leavin' town 

Not knowin' where I'm bound 

No one could steer me right 

But mama tried 

One and only rebel child 

From a family meek and mild 

My mama seemed to know what lay in store 

In spite of all my sunday learnin' 

Toward the bad I kept on turnin' 

Till mama couldn't hold me anymore 

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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 

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And then there was another man from texas. 

My mama and daddy used to drive for 

Miles and miles just to listen to him sing. 

I remember mama used to tell me. 

She'd say reba he's got the best voice I've ever heard 

And then later on when I got to go and listen to him sing, 

I'd sit there all night long and wait for 

Ray price to sing the blues.