Got a call from a friend, about a friend
It's the news no one ever wants to hear
It hit me like a punch and took my breath
He was just getting into his best years
Yeah, something like that will 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 backseat
Wrote a song just for me
And I sung it for the blue sky
And a couple of 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 backseat
Wrote a song just for me
And I sung it for the blue sky
And a couple of 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
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 backseat
Wrote a song just for me
And I sung it for the blue sky
And a couple of live oak trees
I thought of home, grabbed my phone from my pocket
Instead of saying tomorrow I'm gone
And I called Mama
And I called Mama