Mama Tried-Ben Haggard

[ti:Mama Tried] [ar:Ben Haggard] [al:Working Man's Poet - A Tribute To Merle] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Mama Tried (妈妈的努力) - Ben Haggard [00:12.28]The first thing I remember knowin' was a lonesome whistle blowin' [00:17.64]And a young'uns dream of growin' up to ride [00:20.48] [00:22.34]On a freight train leavin' town not knowin' where I'm bound [00:26.71] [00:27.40]And no one could change my mind but mama tried [00:30.44] [00:32.44]One and only rebel child from a family meek and mild [00:37.02]My mama seemed to know what lay in store [00:40.24] [00:42.15]Spite of all my sunday learnin' toward the bad I kept on turnin' [00:46.69] [00:47.24]Till mama couldn't hold me anymore [00:50.04] [00:51.81]I turned twentyone in prison doin' life without parole [00:56.23] [00:57.17]No one could steer me right but mama tried mama tried [01:01.44]Mama tried to raise me better but her pleading I denied [01:06.21] [01:06.89]That leaves only me to blame 'cause mama tried [01:09.95] [01:21.71]Dear old daddy rest his soul left my ma a heavy load [01:25.86] [01:26.70]She tried so very hard to fill his shoes [01:30.34] [01:31.69]Workin' hours without rest wanted me to have the best [01:35.81] [01:36.58]She tried to raise me right but I refused [01:39.44] [01:41.23]I turned twentyone in prison doin' life without parole [01:45.48] [01:46.58]No one could steer me right but mama tried mama tried [01:50.46] [01:51.24]Mama tried to raise me better but her pleading I denied [01:55.66] [01:56.36]That leaves only me to blame 'cause mama tried