I saw the
look in your eye
when you showed Tammy's
house on TV
And you can't believe
Loretta has her own town
And the way you get lost
when you play and sing
Well, it's easy to see
Your dreams had to be bygones
Cause life pinned you down
The babies cry, the dead beat dead
So wonderin' that you even
had the time to play
The songs that took you away
West Virginia mountains, but hard times
Family bonds and country rhymes
Well, they got you through 1962
Oh, mama, you wanted to be a singer,
too
You've done a heft of a job
of taking whatever's come your way
And today you smile
through your weathered face
But from time to time when I play a song
No matter what you say
I know you see yourself up on that stage
Five babies from a deadbeat dad
It's a wonder that you even
had the time to play
The songs that took you away
West Virginia mountains, ballpark times
Family bonds and country rhymes
Well, they got you through 1962
Oh, mama, you wanted
to be a singer, too
Well, God grabbed me the
strength of seeing you
I hope I make your dreams come true
Cause, mama,
you wanted to be a singer, too
Oh, mama you wanted to be