I started drinking
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 feelin
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