Mama Don't Forget to Pray for Me

(Larry Shell/Larry Cordle)
 Well hello, it's good to hear your voice
 I hate to call so late, but I didn't have a choice
 I'm calling you from Dallas, headed for L.A.
 I wish I had more time to talk, there's so much to say
 No I ain't forgot how I was raised
 But I'm livin' way too fast
 It's a roller coaster ride, up and down
 My new job is going great, I'm headed for the top
 I should be happy but somehow I'm not
 Sometimes I think the devil has got me by the sleeve
 Oh, Mama don't forget to pray for me
 Tell me how is the weather?
 Have you put the garden out?
 Are the dogwoods bloomin' out behind the house?
 No I'm not sick, there's nothin' wrong, don't wake up Dad
 I just thought of you and home and got a little sad
 No I ain't forgot how I was raised
 But I'm livin' way too fast
 It's a roller coaster ride, up and down
 My new job is going great, I'm headed for the top
 I should be happy but somehow I'm not
 Oh, sometimes I think the devil has got me by the sleeve
 Oh, Mama don't forget to pray for me
 Oh, Mama don't forget to pray for me