I Called Mama

Got a call from a friend about a friend
It's 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, something 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

Well, 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 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
And sing it for the blue sky
And the couple live oak trees
And think of home
Grab my phone from my pocket
Instead of saying tomorrow, I'm gonna
And I called mama
And I called mama