Mother Knows Best

<br>I left my home town<br>Turned a good woman down<br>Even laughed at my own Mother`s plea<br>I pushed her aside<br>Even laughed when she cried<br>Now I`m here in this penitentary<br><br>Now Mother knows best<br>Her love has stood the test<br>The records will prove it, you see<br>But youth`s full of fire<br>Challenge and desire<br>Now I`m here in this penitentary<br><br>I fell in you see with bad company<br>And I started in gamblin` for fun<br>One night when the cards<br>Had been dealt and I`d lost<br>I backed up my play with a gun<br><br>Now Mother knows best<br>Her love has stood the test<br>The records will prove it, you see<br>I shot and I killed<br>For a twenty dollar bill<br>Now I`m here in this penitentary