Key: G major
Verse 1
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I re mem
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ber as a young girl,
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my mama used to cry
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She'd tell us kids it was nothing,
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just something in her eyes
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Daddy wasn't home from work yet,
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it was a quarter past ten
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He'd stumble in
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and he'd be drunk again
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And in my memory,
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as far as I can tell
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Mama, she raised the family
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Daddy, he just raised her
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They married right out of high school
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Had babies way too fast
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He struggled just to make the ends meet
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But he never seen the last
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And Daddy wrestled with demons
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He buried deep inside
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And when he couldn't face himself
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He fought, let him hide
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As far as I can tell
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Mama, raised a family
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But Daddy, he just remains dead
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because she loved him
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Said his intentions were good
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Just exactly what she meant
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I finally understood
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I heard my daddy pray
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Please won't you help me Lord
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As I can't seem to help myself
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In my memory, as far as I can tell
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Mama, she raised the family
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Daddy, he just prays to hell
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Yeah, mama, she raised the family
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Daddy, he just prays to hell
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