Lyrics:

The First Thing I Remember Knowin Was A Lonesome Whistle Blowin
and A Younguns Dream Of Growin Up To Ride
on A Freight Train Leavin Town, Not Knowin Where Im Bound
and No One Could Change My Mind, But Mama Tried

one And Only Rebel Child From A Famly 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 Couldnt 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 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
and That Leaves Only Me To Blame, cause Mama Tried