I’m the Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised)

Lyrics

[Verse 1] (I can't sell my mama short) I can't sell my mama short on loving me I guess that's why she let me go so far Mama try to stopped me short of stealing So, 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 [Verse 2] (I rolled into Atlanta) Well, I rolled into Atlanta Stolen tags and almost out of gas I had to get some money And lately, I'd learned how to get it fast Those neon lights were calling me And somehow, I just had to get downtown So, I reached into the glove box Another liquor store went down [Chorus] And I said, "Precious memories Take me back to the good ol' days Let me hear my mama sing 'Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me'" She tried to turn me onto Jesus But I turned onto the devil's ways And I turned out to be The only hell my mama ever raised [Verse 3] (When they put them handcuffs on me) When they put them handcuffs on me Lord, how I fought to resist But agent clamped 'em tighter Till that metal bit into my wrist They took my belt and my billfold My fingerprints, and the profile of my face Then they locked away The only hell my mama ever raised (Ever raised) [Chorus] And I said, "Precious memories Take me back to the good ol' days Let me hear my mama sing 'Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me'" She tried to turn me onto Jesus But I turned onto the devil's ways And I turned out to be The only hell my mama ever raised Ever raised [Outro] And I turned out to be The only hell my mama ever raised Ever raised