I CAN'T SELL
MY MAMA SHORT
ON LOVIN' ME
I GUESS THAT'S WHY
SHE LET ME GO SO FAR
MAMA TRIED
TO STOP ME
SHORT OF STEALIN'
I GUESS THAT'S WHY
I HAD TO STEAL THAT CAR
SHE TOLD ME NOT TO
SMOKE IT
BUT I DID
AND IT TOOK ME
FAR AWAY
AND I TURNED OUT TO BE
THE ONLY HELL
MY MAMA
EVER RAISED
WELL I ROLLED INTO
ATLANTA
STOLEN TAGS
AND ALMOST OUT OF GAS
I HAD TO GET
SOME MONEY
LATELY I'D LEARNED HOW
TO GET IT FAST
THOSE NEON LIGHTS
WAS CALLIN' ME
AND SOMEHOW
I JUST HAD
TO GET DOWNTOWN
SO I REACHED INTO
THE GLOVE BOX
ANOTHER LIQUOR STORE
WENT DOWN
AND I SAID
PRECIOUS MEMORIES
TAKE ME BACK
TO THE GOOD OL' DAYS
LET ME HEAR
MY MAMA SINGIN'
ROCK OF AGES
CLEFT FOR ME
SHE TRIED
TO TURN ME ON
TO JESUS
BUT I TURNED ON
TO THE DEVIL'S WAYS
AND I TURNED OUT TO BE
THE ONLY HELL
MY MAMA
EVER RAISED
WELL THEY PUT THEM
HANDCUFFS ON ME
LORD HOW I FOUGHT
TO RESIST
BUT THEY JUST
CLAMPED 'EM TIGHTER
UNTIL THAT METAL
BIT INTO MY WRISTS
THEY TOOK MY BELT
AND MY BILLFOLD
MY FINGERPRINTS
AND A PROFILE
OF MY FACE
AND THEN
THEY LOCKED AWAY
THE ONLY HELL
MY MAMA
EVER RAISED
AND I SAID
PRECIOUS MEMORIES
TAKE ME BACK
TO THE GOOD OL' DAYS
LET ME HEAR
MY MAMA SINGIN'
ROCK OF AGES
CLEFT FOR ME
SHE TRIED
TO TURN ME ON
TO JESUS
BUT I TURNED ON
TO THE DEVIL'S WAYS
AND I TURNED OUT TO BE
THE ONLY HELL
MY MAMA
EVER RAISED
SHE TRIED
TO TURN ME ON
TO JESUS
BUT I TURNED ON
TO THE DEVIL'S WAYS
AND I TURNED OUT TO BE
THE ONLY HELL
MY MAMA
EVER RAISED