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Mama always prayed that I'd be a better man than daddy
D7 A
and I determined not to let her down
D D7 G D
Deserted by the man she loved and left to raise four children
A7 D
we were the local gossip of the town.
D D7 G D
I promised her that I'd live right and not be like the others
D7 A
but I wound up in jail on Chrismas day
D D7 G D
I told her I'd be home and not to worry 'bout my brothers
A7 D
when I got home my mom had passed away
D D7 G D
And I hear tell the road to hell is paved with good intentions
D7 A
and mama my intentions were the best
D D7 G D
There's lotsa things in my life I just as soon not mention
D7 A
Looks like I've turned out like all the rest
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But mama my intentions were the best
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A little boy with big blue eyes a-beggin' to go fishing
D7 A
I promised him but never took the time
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Now they won't let me see him and I sit here a-wishing
A7 D
Wishin' I could hold him one more time
(repeat chorus)
G A7 D
But mama my intentions were the best