Juanita by Emmylou Harris Lyrics

[Verse 1]
No affection were the words
That stuck on my mind
When she walked out on me
For the very last time

[Chorus 1]
Oh mama, sweet mama
Can you tell me what to say
I don't know what I've done
To be treated this way

[Verse 2]
In a cold dirty room
That's where I found myself
With a bottle of wine
And some pills off the shelf

[Chorus 2]
Oh mama, sweet mama
Can you tell me what to say
I don't know what I've done
And I'm feeling so ashamed
[Verse 3]
Then an angel appeared
She was just 17
In a dirty old gown
With a conscious so clean

[Chorus 3]
Oh mama, sweet mama
Can you tell me what to say
She's brought back the life
That I once threw away

[Outro]
She's brought back the life
That I once threw away