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 missin' you and dad and
home that's all
And I got to really thinkin'
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
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
Instead of sayin' tomorrow
I'm gonna
And I called mama
And I called mama