Tim McGraw - I Called Mama lyrics

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