Songs co-written by Dennis Hysom, Christine Walker & Nancy Jenkins.
The Jenkins are Capitol Nashville recording artists.
Their first single, 'Blame it on Mama' hit #31 on the country charts.
When I was six or seven,
Mama tucked
me in
With a lullaby
that made my eyes open wide again
I’d lie awake and wonder
why a boy named Billy Joe
Jumped off the Tallahatchee Bridge
to the river far below
(Chorus)
Blame it on Mama
and the songs she loved to sing
I’m not from Louisiana
but that don’t mean a thing
Don’t come from Alabama
or hail from Tennessee
Blame it on Mama,
she sang the country into me
I just loved to listen
as she sang those story songs
‘Bout a coat of many colors
or a girl named Delta Dawn
When the lights went out in Georgia
I would beg for just one more
All about Fancy
and the pretty red satin dancin’ dress she wore
(Repeat Chorus)
I’m a coal miner’s daughter,
lovin’ that preacher’s
son
I have walked the streets of Laredo,
stared down the barrel of a lawman’s
gun
I’ve grown roots and I’ve got ties
to place I’ve never
been
And when I sing those songs
it takes me right back home again
chorus
Mama, I’m sorry for gettin’ home late
Thanks for leavin’ on the light
Won’t you come here and sit with me
It’s such a beautiful night
Tell me again about you and daddy
The moment that you knew
‘Cause being with this boy tonight
Feels like my dream come true
Mama, he feels like home
So safe and warm
Like I’ve always known him
Even though we’ve just begun
You always said
That’s how I’d know
That I had found the one
Oh Mama, he feels like home
Tell me how Daddy took your hand
When he walked you home that night
Did you know then you’d be with him
For the rest of your life?
Did his voice seem so familiar?
When he first said your name?
Did you wish his kiss would never end?
Tonight I feel that way
Mama, he feels like home
So safe and warm
Like I’ve always known him
Even though we’ve just begun
You always said
That’s how I’d know
That I had found the one
Oh Mama, he feels like home
Guess I had it comin’
I was livin’ in a fool’s paradise
Thought I was what you wanted
Being so sweet and nice
Now I see the problem
This thing we have needs a spark
I can’t wait for you to do it
You’re clueless, you’re in the dark
[build]
The lesson’s learned
I can’t be so nice
Gonna turn up the heat
And melt the ice
[chorus]
Baby, I’m not lettin’ you go
Gonna make a new start
Gonna light a wildfire
In your tame little heart
[v2]
You say I’m really “special”
So generous and kind
Well thanks for your opinion
But it’s not what I had in mind
Guess you don’t really know me
Don’t know me like you should
I’m sweeter than sweet, oh honey
I’m better than good
[chorus]
Baby, I’m not lettin’ you go
Gonna make a new start
Gonna light a wildfire
In your tame little heart
[bridge]
Don’t want to be your pal
Or the nice little gal next door
I’m a match for you, can’t you see
All you need and a whole lot more
[chorus]
And I’m not lettin’ you go
Gonna make a new start
Gonna light a wildfire
In your tame little heart
Gonna light a wildfire
In your tame ….little heart
He met her on the road to New Orleans
She had a forsaken look in her eyes
He said, “Can I help you? My name’s Jimmy Lee.”
She said—“I’m Loralie.”
“You don’t want to mess with a woman like me
You’ll only put yourself in harm’s way
You look like a kind man, Jimmy Lee
For God’s sake, walk away.”
[Build]
But love makes up its own mind
It all comes down to chance
Jimmy Lee was a good, good man
Stuck in a bad circumstance
[Chorus]
Walk away, don’t ever look back
I know it’s easy to say
You’re a good man, but you’re on the wrong track
For your heart’s sake, walk away
Jimmy said, “I can’t leave you here all alone
Won’t you come along with me
I’ll take you wherever you want to go”
She said,“Anywhere but Tennessee”
Outside of Birmingham they stopped for the night
He slept in her raven hair
And when she stood by the window in the moonlight
He saw the scars she’d always wear
Love seeks its own kind
You don’t deserve what you get
Jimmy woke up to find these words
In a note on the empty bed
Walk away, don’t ever look back
I know it’s easy to say
You’re a good man, but you’re on the wrong track
For your heart’s sake, walk away
Love alone can’t save a soul
But he believed he could
Jimmy’s never stopped searching for her
Even though he knows he should
Walk away, don’t ever look back
I know it’s easy to say
You’re a good man, but you’re on the wrong track
For your heart’s sake, walk away
He met her on the road to New Orleans
