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Artist/Band:
Grateful Dead
Lyrics for Song: Mama Tried
Lyrics for Album: Dick's Picks, Vol. 20: Landover, Maryland And Syracuse, New York, [2004]
The first I remember knowin' was that lonesome whistle blowin'
And a youngin's dream of growin' up to ride.
On a freight train leavin' town, not knowin' where I was bound
No one could steer me right, but mama tried.
Was the only rebel child from a family meek and mild
Mama seemed to know what lay in store
In spite of all my Sunday learnin'
For the bad I kept on turnin' and mama couldn't hold me anymore.
And I turned 21 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 pleadin' I denied
That leaves no one but me to blame cause mama tried.
Dear old daddy rest his soul, left my mom a heavy load
She tried so very hard to fill his shoes
Workin' hours without rest, wanted me to have the best
Oh she tried to raise me right, but I refused.
And I turned 21 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 pleadin' I denied
That leaves no one but me to blame cause mama tried.
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| Album Lyrics: Dick's Picks, Vol. 20: Landover, Maryland And Syracuse, New York, [2004] |
Grateful Dead
"Dick's Picks, Vol. 20: Landover, Maryland And Syracuse, New York, [2004]"
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