Don't Tell Mama

I was headed north on highway five on a star-lit Sunday night

When a pick-up truck flew by me out of control

As I watched in my headlights, he swerved left then back right

He never hit the brakes as he left the roadI found him lyin' in the grass among the steel and glass

With an empty whiskey bottle by his side

And through the blood and tears he whispered in my ear

A few last words just before he diedDon't tell mama I was drinkin'

Lord knows, her soul would never rest

And I can't leave this world with mama thinkin'

I met the Lord with whiskey on my breathI still think about that night and how that young man died

And how others sometimes pay for our mistakes

The last thing on his mind as he left this world behind

Was knowin' someone else's heart would breakDon't tell mama I was drinkin'

Lord knows, her soul would never rest

I can't leave this world with mama thinkin'

I met the Lord with whiskey on my breath

Don't tell mama I was drinkin'