Mama Tried - Bread & Roses
First thing I remember knowin' was a lonesome whistle blowin'
And a young'uns dream of growin' up to ride
On a freight train leavin' town have knowin' where I'm bound
And no one could change my mind but Mama tried
One and only rebel child to 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
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
That leaves only me to blame 'cause Mama tried
Dear old Daddy rest his soul left my Mama a heavy load
She tried so very hard to fill 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
That leaves only me to blame 'cause Mama tried
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
That leaves only me to blame 'cause Mama tried
That leaves only me to blame 'cause Mama tried
