Momma's Waiting

As I drive toward home, I picture momma waiting

She'll be glad to see her big time boy come home

She gets little in return for all she's given

And I'm all she's got to love since daddy's gone

Now I'm 40 miles away, and I'm still wonderin'

Why I ever told her I was doing well

When I first went wrong, I should have turned to momma

But it's hard to get back up once you have fell

It's the last time I'll see flowers in the morning

It's the last time I'll hear robins in the spring

It's the last time I'll feel momma's arms around me (ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-a-ah-ah-ah)

It's the last chance here on earth I'll have to sing (hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm)

As I drive away behind me, momma's waving

To a son who's all she'd ever hoped he'd be

Now she says her final prayers, and go meet daddy

And I'm glad she's only seen one side of me (hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm)

Today makes 13 years in Coleman's Federal Prison

And tonight, I'll walk these last few steps alone

But I can't help thinking somewhere momma's waiting

Once again to see her big time boy come home

It's the last time I'll see flowers in the morning

It's the last time I'll hear robins in the spring

It's the last time I'll feel momma's arms around me (ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-a-ah-ah-ah)

It's the last chance here on earth I'll have to sing (hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm)

It's the last chance here on earth I'll have to sing