got a call from a friend about a friend
with some news no one ever wantstohear
it hit melike a punch it took mybreath
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 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 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 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
Artist: Tim Mcgraw
Year: 2020
Decade: 20s
Language: en
Word Count: 143