Mama said don’t go too fast
Cause being young just don’t last
And being old takes a long, long time
And you’ll want to remember when
Mama said don’t go to far
The water gets deep where you are
Soon you’ll be out over your head
And the waters will sweep you away CHORUS
CHORUS
Mama loves blue skies
Mama loves blue eyes
Mama loves blue birds
Singing outside her kitchen window
Mama said don’t choose a man
Without a callous on his hand
He won’t know how to work the land
And your babies will cry in the night
Mama said love the Lord
Keep all your sins above the board
Lord knows you can’t keep them stored
And the waters will wash them away CHORUS (x2)
Mama I’ll remember you
Your advice rings so true
Mama I ain’t got a clue
And I wish that you were here
Mama chased the rainbows down
Hoping they’d take her out of town
Looking to see if the pot of gold
Was all that she was told
Mama chased whiskey with water
Every time she thought of the daughter
That ran off a year this May
To join a revival band CHORUS