I CAN'T SELL 
MY MAMA SHORT 
ON LOVIN' ME 

I GUESS THAT'S WHY 
SHE LET ME GO SO FAR 
MAMA TRIED 
TO STOP ME 

SHORT OF STEALIN' 
I GUESS THAT'S WHY 
I HAD TO STEAL THAT CAR
SHE TOLD ME NOT TO 

SMOKE IT 
BUT I DID 
AND IT TOOK ME 
FAR AWAY 

AND I TURNED OUT TO BE 
THE ONLY HELL 
MY MAMA 
EVER RAISED 

WELL I ROLLED INTO 
ATLANTA 
STOLEN TAGS 
AND ALMOST OUT OF GAS

I HAD TO GET 
SOME MONEY 
LATELY I'D LEARNED HOW
TO GET IT FAST 

THOSE NEON LIGHTS 
WAS CALLIN' ME 
AND SOMEHOW 
I JUST HAD 

TO GET DOWNTOWN 
SO I REACHED INTO 
THE GLOVE BOX 
ANOTHER LIQUOR STORE 

WENT DOWN 
AND I SAID 
PRECIOUS MEMORIES 
TAKE ME BACK 

TO THE GOOD OL' DAYS 
LET ME HEAR 
MY MAMA SINGIN' 
ROCK OF AGES 

CLEFT FOR ME 
SHE TRIED 
TO TURN ME ON 
TO JESUS 

BUT I TURNED ON 
TO THE DEVIL'S WAYS 
AND I TURNED OUT TO BE 
THE ONLY HELL 

MY MAMA 
EVER RAISED 

WELL THEY PUT THEM 

HANDCUFFS ON ME 
LORD HOW I FOUGHT 
TO RESIST 
BUT THEY JUST 

CLAMPED 'EM TIGHTER 
UNTIL THAT METAL 
BIT INTO MY WRISTS 
THEY TOOK MY BELT 

AND MY BILLFOLD 
MY FINGERPRINTS 
AND A PROFILE 
OF MY FACE 

AND THEN 
THEY LOCKED AWAY 
THE ONLY HELL 
MY MAMA 

EVER RAISED 
AND I SAID 
PRECIOUS MEMORIES 
TAKE ME BACK 

TO THE GOOD OL' DAYS 
LET ME HEAR 
MY MAMA SINGIN' 
ROCK OF AGES 

CLEFT FOR ME 
SHE TRIED 
TO TURN ME ON 
TO JESUS 

BUT I TURNED ON 
TO THE DEVIL'S WAYS 
AND I TURNED OUT TO BE 
THE ONLY HELL 

MY MAMA 
EVER RAISED 
SHE TRIED 
TO TURN ME ON 

TO JESUS 
BUT I TURNED ON 
TO THE DEVIL'S WAYS 
AND I TURNED OUT TO BE 

THE ONLY HELL 
MY MAMA 
EVER RAISED