I threw my bags in his back seat

Gave my mom a kiss on the cheek

Said, 'Don't worry 'bout me

I'll be fine'

My mama never liked him much

Always thought he was kinda rough

And nothin' in this world could change a girl's mind

No use tryin'



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Mom, he's a real go-getter

Love hasn't ever felt better

You won't believe all the things he's promisin' me

California, that's where we're goin'

He swears he can make a fortune

I know you don't think I should go

There's some things a mama don't know



(The money ran out in Vegas)

(She's an all-night diner waitress)

(She'll do anything just to get by)

The hardest work he's done on his big career's a

Fifth 'a whiskey and a case of beer

When I talk to mama

I lie

I've got my pride



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Mom, he's a real go-getter

Love hasn't ever felt better

You won't believe all the things he's promisin' me

California, that's where we're goin'

He swears he can make a fortune

Hope my voice don't let my secret show

Still some things a mama don't know



Like wakin' up to broken dreams every day

Like knowin' there's a little one on the way

Like believin' that someone you love can change

Like hidin' the bruises on my face

Just for everyone else's sake



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But mom, he's a real go-getter

Love hasn't ever felt better

You won't believe all the things he's promisin' me

California, that's where we're goin'

He swears he can make a fortune

Mama says, 'Baby, you can come back home'

But there's some things a mama don't know

(Hmmm) hmmm