I'm Not The Boy I Used To Be Song Lyrics and Chords
I'm Not The Boy I Used To Be Song Lyrics and Chords by Charlie Pride
I'm Not The Boy I Used To Be
Recorded by Charley Pride
Written by Curly Putman
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Dear mama I'm coming home tomorrow
If you don't
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mind would you meet me at the
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train
Dear mama my wandering days are over
And it's so
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good to be coming home
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again
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Dear mama we'll walk the fields together
And through the
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valley we will stroll hand in
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hand
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I just can't wait to see you and touch the
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soil of home so
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clean
But
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mama I'm not the
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boy I used to
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be
For I've been gone away too long
And I've
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done everything that's
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wrong
But I think I finally found myself at
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last
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just you wait and see another
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chance is all I
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need
But mama I'm not the
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boy I used to
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be
Spoken:
You see mama I've spent time in prison
For a
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crime that I'm too ashamed to
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tell
And when you
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meet me there tomorrow
Don't
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be surprised at what you
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see
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mama I'm not the
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boy I used to
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be
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FAQ
Who sang the the song I'm Not The Boy I Used To Be?
- The song I'm Not The Boy I Used To Be was sang by Charlie Pride.
Who is Charlie Pride?
- Charley Frank Pride (March 18, 1934 - December 12, 2020) was an American singer, guitarist, and professional baseball player. His greatest musical success came in the early to mid 1970s, when he was the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis Presley. During the peak years of his recording career (1966-1987), he had 52 top-10 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, 30 of which made it to number one. He won the Entertainer of the Year award at the Country Music Association Awards in 1971.
Pride is one of three African-American members of the Grand Ole Opry (the others being DeFord Bailey and Darius Rucker). He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000.
