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