Dont Tell Mama I Was Drinking

A D I was headed north on Highway 5 on a starlit Sunday night E A When a pick-up truck flew by me out of control A D As I watched in my headlights, He swerved to left and then back right E A He never hit the brakes As he left the road A D I found him lying there Among the steel and glass E A With an empty whiskey bottle by his side A D And through the blood and tears, He whispered in my ear E A These few last words Just before he died A D "Don't tell mama I was drinking A E Lord knows her soul would never rest A D But I can't leave this world With my mama thinking E A I met the Lord With whiskey on my breath A D I still think about how this poor boy left this world E A And how others had to pay For our mistakes A D But the last thing on his mind As he left this whole world behind E A Was wondering someone else's heart would break A D "Don't tell mama I was drinking A E Lord knows her soul would never rest A D But I can't leave this world With my mama thinking E A I met the Lord With whiskey on my breath A D A Don't tell mama I was drinking