Mama always prayed that I'd be a better man than daddy
And I determined not to let her down
Deserted by the man she loved and left to raise four children
We were the local gossip of the town.

I promised her that I'd live right and not be like the others
But I wound up in jail on chrismas day
I told her I'd be home and not to worry 'bout my brothers
When I got home my mom had passed away

(chorus)

And I hear tell the road to hell is paved with good intentions
And mama my intentions were the best
There's lotsa things in my life I just as soon not mention
Looks like I've turned out like all the rest
But mama my intentions were the best

A little boy with big blue eyes a-beggin' to go fishing
I promised him but never took the time
Now they won't let me see him and I sit here a-wishing
Wishin' I could hold him one more time

(repeat chorus)

But mama my intentions were the best

• 1982
• An Old Pair of Shoes
• Before You Kill Us All
• Better Class of Loser
• Diggin' up Bones
• Easy to Love You
• Forever & Ever Amen
• Gonna Walk That Line
• Good Intentions
• Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart
• He Walked on Water
• Heroes & Friends
• Honky Tonk Side of Town
• Honky-tonk Moon
• I Told You So
• I Won't Need You Anymore
• I'd Do It All Again With You
• If I Didn't Have You
• It's Just a Matter of Time
• Look Heart, No Hands
• Out of My Bones
• Point of Light
• Reasons I Cheat
• Send My Body Home on a Freight Train
• Smokin' The Hive
• Somewhere in My Broken Heart
• The Box
• The Hole
• The Storms of Life
• The Truth is Lyin' Next to You
• Too Gone, Too Long
• Walk Your Own Road
• Whisper My Name