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