Tabbed from Live version (Key Of ) I started drinking and acting crazy way back in sixty-five Mama would pray and say he’s my baby, Lord please keep him alive Sister came home with two little children, her man had left her alone Mama knew too well the hurt she was feelin’ Cause Daddy had been gone so long We all did our part to add to her pain We all broke her heart but she never complained She loved a lot in her time She’s watched love grow and die on the vine She stood in the shadows so others could shine She loved a lot in her time Mama’s prayers were answered a long time ago, I ain’t touched a drink in ten years Sister remarried to a good ole boy, they don’t live far from here Mama’s work is done, now she’s gone on home The words in our hearts are engraved on her stone Chorus Add She stood in the shadows so others could shine She loved a lot in her time Mo-om you loved a lot in your time
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