If I Lose My Mind Lyrics by Dolly Parton
Album : Coat of Many Colors [RCA Victor] , Joshua/Coat of Many Colors [BMG International] , This Is Dolly Parton , Mission Chapel Memories 1971-1975 [Raven Records ( , Coat of Many Colors (Bonus Tracks) [RCA
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(Porter Wagoner)

Mama, it's so good to be back home again
I'm so proud to see that you are looking well
Yes, I know that I look a little weary
Oh, but Mama, I have been through living hell.

You know how much I've always loved him, Mama
But he done things to me I couldn't understand
Why, he made me watch him love another woman
And he tried to make me love another man.

--- Instrumental ---

Mama, can I be your little girl again
I need you now even more than I did then
And I need a lot of love and understanding
And a lot of time to get me over him.

If I lose my mind, Mama, I wanna be here with you
Have them lock me up and see I have good care
But I just couldn't stand his torture any longer
I was afraid of what I'd do if I stayed there...
(Porter Wagoner)      Mama, it's so good to be back home again   I'm so proud to see that you are looking well   Yes, I know that I look a little weary   Oh, but Mama, I have been through living hell.      You know how much I've always loved him, Mama   But he done things to me I couldn't understand   Why, he made me watch him love another woman   And he tried to make me love another man.      --- Instrumental ---      Mama, can I be your little girl again   I need you now even more than I did then   And I need a lot of love and understanding   And a lot of time to get me over him.      If I lose my mind, Mama, I wanna be here with you   Have them lock me up and see I have good care   But I just couldn't stand his torture any longer   I was afraid of what I'd do if I stayed there...