momma told me to always try my hardest
and someday i was gonna make a life for myself
you ain't gonna be like me
she says
you ain't gonna be like me
you just ain't
you just can't
i always promised her
sayin' yes ma'am
and she'd sit on her white porch
in her white chair
with her white hair
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and someday i was gonna make a life for myself
you ain't gonna be like me
she says
you ain't gonna be like me
you just ain't
you just can't
i always promised her
sayin' yes ma'am
and she'd sit on her white porch
in her white chair
with her white hair
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