It's even worse than it appears.
Wednesday March 9, 2022; 5:42 PM EST
Who makes us who we are#
  • Two Grateful Dead songs. #
  • Mama Tried, written by Merle Haggard, but I like the Grateful Dead version better. #
    • And I turned twenty-one in prison doin' life without parole.#
    • No one could steer me right but Mama tried, Mama tried.#
    • Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading, I denied.#
    • That leaves only me to blame 'cause Mama tried.#
  • Me and My Uncle, another Dead song that says that uncles can have a lot of influence too. #
    • Love my uncle, God rest his soul.#
    • Taught me good, Lord, taught me all I know. #
    • Taught me so well, that I grabbed that gold. #
    • I left his dead ass there by the side of the road, yeah.#
  • Seems perhaps we have a little more mercy for mama. 💥#

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