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Story Behind the SongSad tale of a young soldier not returning home from war.
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Echoes of Dwight Yoakum and Roy Orbison fill this heartbreaking number about a wounded soldier's isolation and death. Sung with a desperation that sounds almost like a tear, this song borders on a The Mavericks-style country replete with baritone guitar and Spanish inflection.
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Elizabeth Elkins
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Lyrics
Tell Mama (That I Won't Be Coming Home)
© 2019 Hank Thomas Music/ all rights reserved
V1
I'm lying here on this field hospital bed
Got a hole in my chest lotta pain in my head
Corpsman tells me that it's getting pretty near the end
Is there a message to somebody that I want him to send
CH
Tell Mama, that I won't be coming home
Tell Daddy, carve my name on the family's tombstone
Tell my wife and little baby, That I'm sorry for leaving them alone
Tell Mama, That I won't be coming home
Break
V2
Every breath I take could be my last
Guess I ought to be grateful that I had the chance
To kiss a pretty girl at a High School dance
To fall in love and have a real romance
CH
Tell Mama, that I won't be coming home
Tell Daddy, to carve my name on the family tombstone
Tell my wife and little baby, I'm so sorry for leaving them alone
Tell Mama, I won't be coming home
Tell my wife and little baby, I'm so sorry for leaving them alone
Tell Mama, I won't be coming home
Song Length
3:37
Genre
Country - Americana
Tempo / Feel
Medium Slow (91 - 110)
Lead Vocal
Male Vocal
Subject Matter
Sadness
Language
English
Era
2000 and later
Lyric Credits |
Hank Thomas |
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Music Credits |
Hank Thomas |
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Producer Credits |
Hank Thomas |
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Publisher Credits |
Hank Thomas Music |
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Performance Credits |
Ron Wallace/vocals |
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