Written by Merle Haggard
G C G There's not much a man can do inside a prison D7 G Just take his memory trips and fight the pain C G And a word from home can mean so much to a prisoner A7 D7 It's been years now since that last letter came G C G Not a day goes by that I don't think of mama D7 G And my nights are filled with thoughts of sweet Marie C G And old friends I ran around with keep on running through my mind D7 G But I just wonder if they ever think of me D7 G I wonder if they know that I'm still living C G D7 And still proud to be a part of Uncle Sam C G I wonder if they think I died of hunger A7 D7 In this rotten prison camp in Viet Nam G C G Not a day goes by that I don't think of mama D7 G And my nights are filled with thoughts of sweet Marie C G And I remember daddy saying you'll come back a better man D7 G And I just wonder if they ever think of me D7 G Oh I just wonder if they ever think of me