Mama Knew

I've burned up both sides of that old dirt road. Going right where

she told me not to go. She said I was making good time.

Headed for trouble and she knew what kind. Girl, stay away from

that neighborhood. Those boys and booze don't mix too good. The consequences never

crossed my mind. That taste of good life, I just had to find.

Some said only God knows what I do. But I think mama knew.

I may have had my daddy fool. But somehow mama knew.

I bet she was a lot like me. When she was young and wild