Don't Tell Mama
Whiskey's Silent Confession: A Tale of Regret and Redemption
Lyrics
I was headed north on highway five, one star lit Sunday night
I was driving north on highway five, under a single star on a Sunday night.
When a pickup truck flew by me out of control
A pickup truck passed me recklessly, clearly out of control.
As I watched in my headlights, he swerved left and then back right
Watching in my headlights, the truck swerved left and then right without applying brakes.
He never hit the brakes as he left the road
Without slowing down, the truck went off the road.
I found him lying in the grass among the steel and glass
I discovered the driver lying in the grass amidst wreckage, with an empty whiskey bottle nearby.
With an empty whiskey bottle by his side
Among the wreckage, I found him with an empty whiskey bottle by his side.
Through the blood and tears, he whispered in my ear
Amidst blood and tears, he whispered his last words to me.
A few last words just before he died
He shared a few final words just before his death.
Don't tell mama I was drinking
He pleaded not to inform his mother that he had been drinking.
Lord knows her soul would never rest
His concern was that his mother's soul wouldn't find peace if she knew about his drinking.
I can't leave this world with mama thinking
He didn't want to leave this world with his mother thinking poorly of him.
That I met the Lord with whiskey on my breath
Specifically, he didn't want his mother to believe he met the Lord with whiskey on his breath.
I still think about that night, how that young man died
The narrator reflects on the night and the young man's death.
How others sometimes pay for our mistakes
He contemplates how sometimes others bear the consequences of our mistakes.
Last thing on his mind as he left this world behind
As the young man passed away, he likely didn't consider the pain he'd leave behind for others.
Was knowing someone else's heart would break
The last thing on the young man's mind was the realization that someone else's heart would break because of his actions.
Don't tell mama I was drinking
Reiteration of the plea not to inform his mother about his drinking.
Lord knows her soul would never rest
Emphasizes that revealing the truth to his mother would disturb her soul even in death.
I can't leave this world with mama thinking
The narrator expresses the urgency of not leaving this world with his mother having a negative perception of him.
I met the Lord with whiskey on my breath
Reiterating the fear of his mother thinking he met the Lord with whiskey on his breath.
Don't tell mama I was drinking
Final plea not to disclose his drinking to his mother.
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