Pickin' Up The Embers
MAMA'S GUITAR IS BATTERED AND WORN THEY TELL ME SHE BOUGHT IT BEFORE I WAS BORN SHE SANG AND SHE PLAYED IT IN SMOKEY OLD BARS AND THE FIRST SOUND THAT I HEARD WAS MAMA'S GUITAR THEY SAY IT'S A MARTIN AND SO VERY OLD THAT I'D BE A RICH MAN IF EVER IT SOLD NOW MONEY CAN BUY YOU A HOUSE AND A CAR BUT MONEY CAN'T BUY YOU MAMA'S GUITAR HER VOICE WAS AS PURE AS THE NEW FALLIN' SNOW AND THERE WASN'T A SONG THAT SHE DIDN'T KNOW SHE NEVER GOT FAMOUS SHE WAS NEVER A STAR BUT THAT DIDN'T MATTER TO MAMA'S GUITAR SHE TAUGHT ME TO PLAY IT WHEN I WAS JUST FOUR I SCARCELY COULD HOLD IT AND MY FINGERS GOT SORE ONE DAY I DROPPED IT YOU CAN STILL SEE THE SCAR THERE'S A FEW THOUSAND MEMORIES IN MAMA'S GUITAR HER VOICE WAS AS PURE AS THE NEW FALLIN' SNOW AND THERE WASN'T A SONG THAT SHE DIDN'T KNOW MAMA SHE'S GONE NOW BUT SHE AIN'T GONE THAT FAR SHE'S ALWAYS HERE WITH ME IN HER OLD GUITAR MAMA'S GUITAR IS BATTERED AND WORN