[Verse 1]

I was the baby brother

I was the quiet other

And I remember mother

So well

I was the little stranger

I never was in danger

I coulda had a manger

Pray tell

[Pre-Chorus]

But oh, how she could control me

And when I was bad she'd scold me

Sometimes she wouldn't hold me

And I'd cry

[Chorus]

But Momma she never told me a lie

Momma she never told me a lie

[Verse 2]

I used to stay out evenings

Stay out too late some evenings

And Momma would be there seething

Back home

Momma she sat and waited

Sat in the hall and waited

Now I know why she hated

That phone

[Pre-Chorus]

And when I came in she'd grab me

Right by the arm she'd grab me

And Lord, when she finished with me

I'd cry, oh, I'd cry

[Chorus]

But Momma she never told me a lie

Momma she never told me a lie

[Guitar Solo]

[Pre-Chorus]

Oh, how she could control me

And when I was bad she'd scold me

Sometimes she wouldn't hold me

And I'd cry

[Chorus]

But Momma she never told me a lie

Momma she never promised the sky

Momma she never told me a lie