Mama and Daddy couldn't save their marriage to save their lives
So Mama took us kids and put us in the car and drove away one night
And I remember Daddy standing on the porch as his life rode out of sight
Mama tried hard to hide her tears, but I could see 'em through the highway lights

Now Mama and Daddy didn't want their children to grow up wrong
And they knew it wasn't right for us to see how they couldn't get along
And I heard Mama praying real soft when she thought we were all asleep
She was sayin' "Jesus, Lord, I put them in Your keep"

Save the children, Lord, don't let them go astray
And Lord, please forgive me for this day

Now Mama, she don't know th kind of life I live today
Livin' in this neon hell where the lonely pay to play
Somehow despite what Mama said this child has gone astray
But Lord I know Your Memory's good and You'll remember what my Mama prayed

Save the children, Lord, don't let them go astray
And Lord, please forgive me for this day
Save the children, Lord, don't let them go astray
And Lord, please forgive me for this day


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