Jesus and Mama

written by: Danny Mayo and James Dean Hicks

performed by Confederate Railroad on self-titled album

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1.I made a wish upon a star

I could have a brand new car

Got tired of wishing

So I stole one

Seventeen and knew it all

My dreams were big but my thoughts were small

So many roads somehow I chose

The wrong one

C.But Jesus and mama always loved me

Even when the devil took control

Jesus and mama always loved me

This I know

2.I felt tried most all my life

Found new kinds of lows and highs

Never been a husband but I had a lot of wives

To hold me

Headstrong, stubborn, couldn't be told

Like a wild horse that couldn't be rode

A rainbow chaser hungry for gold

And still searchin'

Repeat Chorus

3.I wish mom could see me now

And how I've turned it all around

Lately I've been going down

The right road

Life's a picture that you paint

With blues and grays and cans of canvas

Heaven knows I'm not a saint

But I know

Repeat Chorus

Transcribed by: Paul Leafgreen

leafgreen_p@swosu.edu