Momma

<br>I was the baby brother,<br><br>I was the quiet other,<br><br>And I remember mother so well.<br><br>I was the little stranger,<br><br>I never was in danger,<br><br>I could `a had a manger, pray tell.<br><br>Oh, how she could control me,<br><br>When I was bad she`d scold me,<br><br>Sometimes she wouldn`t hold me,<br><br>And I`d cry.<br><br>But momma she never told me a lie -<br><br>Momma she never told me a lie.<br><br> <br><br>I used to stay out evenings,<br><br>Stay out too late some evenings,<br><br>And momma would be there seething,<br><br>Back home.<br><br>Momma, she sat and waited,<br><br>Sat in the hall and waited,<br><br>Now I know why she hated<br><br>That phone.<br><br>And when I`d come in she`d grab me,<br><br>Right by the arm she`d grab me,<br><br>Lord, when she was finished with me,<br><br>I`d cry ... Oh, I`d cry.<br><br>But momma she never told me a lie.<br><br>Momma she never told me a lie.<br><br> <br><br>Momma she could control me,<br><br>And when I was bad she`d scold me,<br><br>Sometimes she wouldn`t hold me, <br><br>And I`d cry.<br><br>Momma she never told me a lie.<br><br>Momma she never promised me the sky.<br><br>Momma she never told me a lie.