mama i need to come home i ve been starving myself to the bone i ve been up all night cryin i ve been drinking alone mama i need to come home daddy i ve been doing bad things yeah i know they ain t no good for me i ve been kissin and tellin i ve been stealin i ve been sellin daddy i ve been doing bad things now anna don t you tell on me i m in some trouble down in milwaukee and i ve been going by the name of sammy lee i m in some trouble down in milwaukee now they re running me right out of this town across that line they ve been chasing me down down down guess i ve been found out for all my doggin around they re running me right out of this town oooh mama mama mama i need to come home i ve been starving myself to the bone i ve been up all night cryin i ve been drinking alone mama i need to come home mama i need to come home yeah i can t do a thing on my own and i ve come to find out i don t wanna be alone mama i need to come home yeah i ve come to find out i can t do nothing on my own mama i need to come home