I Called Mama

Got a call from a friend about a friend

With some news no one ever wants to hear

It hit me like a punch, it took my breath

He was just gettin' into his best years

Yeah, somethin' like that'll shake you up

Wake you up

So I stopped off at a Texaco, bought a Slim Jim and a coke

Parked out by the water just to watch that river flow

Grabbed my guitar from the back seat, wrote a song just for me

And I sung it for the blue sky and a couple live oak trees

I thought of home, grabbed my phone from my pocket

And I called mama

It rang a couple times, and she picked up

I can always hear her smile when I call

I just called to tell you that I loved you

I was missing you and dad and home, that's all

I got to really thinking this morning

About what's important

So I stopped off at a Texaco, bought a Slim Jim and a coke

Parked out by the water just to watch that river flow

Grabbed my guitar from the back seat, wrote a song just for me

And I sung it for the blue sky and a couple live oak trees

I thought of home, grabbed my phone from my pocket

And I called mama

And from now on

I ain't gonna wait so long

To stop off at a Texaco, buy a Slim Jim and a coke

Park out by the water just to watch that river flow

Grab my guitar from the back seat, write a song just for me

Sing it for the blue sky and a couple live oak trees

I think of home, grab my phone from my pocket

Instead of sayin' tomorrow, I'm gonna

And I called mama

And I called mama