A SONG FOR MAMA (J.L. Smith, J.P Hougnon)
I've trucked o'er this country with its mountains and valleys
From border to border I've roamed
A solitary man with my foot on the throttle
pushin' this ol' diesel along
Sometimes I'd get lonely and my thoughts turned to home
so I'd stop and give Mama a call
She'd say her love was with me and it always would be
Then I wouldn't feel so alone
(chorus)
But then Mama died one Tuesday and now I feel empty
like a drifter who's lost and alone
A gear jammin' man who's now pushin' forty
I've always been rollin' and gone
No roots have I put down, no house I call mine
and no wife waiting for me at home
Just me and my rig on this endless old highway
I guess we must both carry on
But the miles they grow longer and a sadness grows stronger
and my days all seem cloudy and long
I miss how she told me live life as it should be
Be happy wherever you roam
(repeat chorus)
(repeat first verse)
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