Well I went all the places Mama told me not to go And I did all the things that Mama told me not to do And I found all the women you'd be crazy to take home But I'm gonna make it up to Mama Wish this mother/heart tattoo
I'm gonna make it Make it up to Mama I'm gonna make it Make it up to Mama
Well I killed a man for lookin' at me wrong And buried my friend for tryin' to talk me down And I wasted my inheritance on hookers and booze But I'm gonna make it up to Mama With this mother/heart tattoo
I'm gonna make it Make it up to Mama I'm gonna make it Make it up to Mama
Mama don't you know that I am sorry for the way I let you down You done right by me the best you can Somehow I still turned out like my old man
I'm gonna make it Make it up to Mama I'm gonna make it Make it up to Mama.