Better Days For Mama

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That whiskey and his wild reckless way
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Put my young daddy in an early grave
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So many nights my mama cried and then I'd hear her pray
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She'd asked the Lord to send her better days
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Better days for mama better days
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Then sister had to marry at fourteen
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Destroyed what was left of mama's dreams
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She cried but then I heard her say
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Sometimes the best sheep go astray
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At night she knelt and prayed for better days
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Better days for mama better days
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She cried a lot that day that I left home
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I said don't worry I know right from wrong
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Although I tried my best somehow four grey walls surround me now
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And again my mama prays for better days
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Better days for mama better days
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Mister warden many many thanks to you
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To let me come here for the flowers too
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Although my tears fall on her grave
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I feel she's found her resting place
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At last the Lord sent mama better days
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Better days for mama better days
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Better days for mama better days