Baby you got me so confused I don't know what to do I ain't heard from you about sixteen days, postman got no news The nights go by like cigarettes just lying there burning slow and long Ah baby ain't that strong Well I sent letters home to mama, but you know Mama never sent them back Well I get up in the morning and I ball that jack and I'm out for one or two The more I drink, the more I think, the more I'm born to lose Yeah you rattled my snake and shook my hide, moved my train, moved it on down the line On down the line Well I sent letters home to mama but you know Mama never sent them back Yo I sent letters home to mama but you know Mama never sent them back Alright Mama used to soothe my aching head mama used to do my clothes Mama used to tuck me in my bed, mama used to blow my nose Round and around and around we go, where we stop, nobody knows for sure Baby, that's for sure Well I sent letters home to mama, but you know Mama never sent them back Look I sent letters home to mama, but you know Mama never sent them back Look I sent letters home to mama, but you know Mama never sent 'em back