Tom: C
Introdução:
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The first thing I remember knowin' was a lonesome whistle blowin'
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And a youngun's dream of growin' up to ride
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On a freight train leavin' town, not knowin' where I'm bound
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No one could change my mind but Mama tried
One and only rebel child from a fam'ly meek and mild
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And I turned twenty-one in prison doin' life without parole
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No one could steer me right but Mama tried, Mama tried
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Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied
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And that leaves only me to blame cause Mama tried
Dear ole' Daddy,rest his soul, left my mom a heavy load