I STARTED DRINKIN'
AND ACTIN' CRAZY
WAY BACK IN
SIXTY-FIVE
MAMA WOULD PRAY
AND SAY
HE'S MY BABY
LORD PLEASE
KEEP HIM ALIVE
SISTER CAME HOME
WITH TWO
LITTLE CHILDREN
HER MAN HAD
LEFT HER ALONE
MAMA KNEW TOO WELL
THE HURT
SHE WAS FEELING
'CAUSE DADDY
HAD BEEN GONE
SO LONG
WE ALL DID OUR PART
TO ADD TO HER PAIN
WE ALL BROKE
HER HEART
BUT SHE NEVER
COMPLAINED
SHE LOVED A LOT
IN HER TIME
SHE WATCHED
LOVE GROW
AND DIE ON THE VINE
SHE STOOD IN
THE SHADOWS
SO OTHERS
COULD SHINE
SHE LOVED A LOT
IN HER TIME
MAMA'S PRAYERS
WERE ANSWERED
A LONG TIME AGO
I AIN'T TOUCHED A DRINK
IN TEN YEARS
SISTER REMARRIED
TO A GOOD 'OL BOY
THEY DON'T LIVE FAR
FROM HERE
MAMA'S WORK IS DONE
NOW SHE'S GONE
ON HOME
THE WORDS IN OUR
HEARTS ARE ENGRAVED
ON HER STONE
SHE LOVED A LOT
IN HER TIME
SHE WATCHED
LOVE GROW
AND DIE ON THE VINE
SHE STOOD IN
THE SHADOWS
SO OTHERS
COULD SHINE
SHE LOVED A LOT
IN HER TIME
SHE STOOD IN
THE SHADOWS
SO OTHERS
COULD SHINE
SHE LOVED A LOT
IN HER TIME
MAMA
YOU LOVED A LOT
IN YOUR TIME