jesus and mama

i made a wish upon a star

i could have a brand new car

got tired of wishing

so i stole one

seventeen and knew it all

my dreams were big but my thoughts were small

so many roads somehow i chose

the wrong one

but jesus and mama always loved me

even when the devil took control

jesus and mama always loved me

this i know

i felt tried most all my life

found new kinds of lows and highs

never been a husband but i had a lot of wives

to hold me

headstrong

stubborn

couldn't be told

like a wild horse that couldn't be rode

a rainbow chaser hungry for gold

and still searchin'

i wish mom could see me now

and how i've turned it all around

lately i've been going down

the right road

life's a picture that you paint

with blues and grays and cans of canvas

heaven knows i'm not a saint

but i know