Story Behind The Song
No back story. Just pure craft.
Song Description
She took him home to meet mama. And told mama they were about to run off and get married. Her mama told her not to do it, explaining what it would be like. Of course, she didn't listen. Sometime later, she returns home and tells her mama what hell she had been through and that "mama, you were right about him all the time."
| Song Length |
3:42 |
Genre |
Country - Traditional, Country - General |
| Tempo |
Fast (151 - 170) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Disconcerted, Stressed |
Subject |
Failure, Relationship |
| Similar Artists |
Patty Loveless, Lorrie Morgan |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
VERSE
Mama, you were right about him all the time
You told me: "Girl, love can be so very blind"
You said be careful thinkin' that it's all for real
I said: "Mama, all I know is how I feel."
VERSE
He always knew the perfect thing to say and do
You said: "Don't believe a word of it, girl, it's never true."
I could not listen any more, so I turned to go
Lookin' back on it now, how did you know?
CHORUS
Oh, mama, you were right
I got blinded by a love light
Headstrong and wrong is what I was
Oh, mama, you were right
VERSE
You took one look at him and said: "Girl, stay away."
I didn't care what you said; I loved him anyway
We left town on a Friday night; it was pourin' rain
You kissed me 'bye, wiped a tear, and turned away
VERSE
He had a truck and dreams to fly a Navy jet
I was on a train you said you knew was bound to wreck
The road was long; it took some time for me to see
What I put you through has come back to me
Repeat CHORUS
BRIDGE
I'd put back the pieces if I could; I'll make it up to you somehow
Repeat CHORUS (2x)
TAG
Mama, you were right about him all the time
Words & Music by Don Tomlinson & Suzanne Conn Brown
© 2019 Solid Sterling Music (BMI)
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