Don't Tell Mama I Was Drinking
Whiskey Whispers: A Soulful Tale of Life's Last Confession
Lyrics
I was headed north on Highway 5
The narrator was driving north on Highway 5.
On a starlit Sunday night
It was a clear Sunday night with visible stars.
When a pick-up truck flew by me out of control
A speeding pickup truck passed the narrator uncontrollably.
As I watched in my headlights,
The narrator saw the truck's actions illuminated by their headlights.
He swerved left and then back right
The truck swerved left and right without slowing down.
Never hit the brakes as he left the road
Without applying brakes, the truck veered off the road.
I found him lying in the grass among steel and glass
The narrator discovered the driver amidst wreckage and debris.
With an empty whiskey bottle by his side
Next to the driver lay an empty whiskey bottle.
Through the blood and tears, he whispered in my ear
Amidst the chaos, the dying driver whispered to the narrator.
A few last words just before he died
Before passing away, the driver shared a final message.
And he said, "Don't tell mama I was drinking
The driver asked the narrator not to inform his mother about his drinking.
Cause Lord knows that her soul would never rest
He's concerned about his mother's peace of mind after he's gone.
Now I can't leave this world with my mama thinking
The driver doesn't want his mother to believe he met the Lord while intoxicated.
That I met the Lord with whiskey on my breath"
He's worried about the perception of meeting the Lord while drinking.
I still think about that night
The narrator reflects on the tragic incident.
And how that young man died
The memory of the young man's death lingers in the narrator's mind.
And how others sometimes pay for our mistakes
Others sometimes suffer consequences for our mistakes.
Well the last thing on his mind
The driver's last thoughts weren't about the impact on others.
As he left this world behind
Leaving the world, he didn't consider others' pain.
Was knowing someone else's heart would break
He didn't anticipate causing heartbreak to someone else.
And he said, "Don't tell mama I was drinking
A repetition of the driver's plea not to tell his mother about his drinking.
Cause Lord knows that her soul would never rest
Reiterating concern for his mother's peace even after his death.
Now I can't leave this world with my mama thinking
He emphasizes not wanting his mother to think he met the Lord while drunk.
That I met the Lord with whiskey on my breath"
Reiteration of his worry about meeting the Lord intoxicated.
"Don't tell mama I was drinking
Repetition of the request not to inform his mother about drinking.
Cause Lord knows that her soul would never rest
Emphasizing the importance of his mother's peace post his death.
Now I can't leave this world with my mama thinking
Insisting again on his mother not thinking poorly of his departure.
That I met the Lord with whiskey on my breath
Reiterating concern about meeting the Lord while intoxicated.
That I met the Lord with whiskey on my breath"
A final plea not to be remembered meeting the Lord with whiskey on his breath.
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