Got a call from a friend, about a friendIt's the news no one ever wants to hearIt hit me like a punch and took my breathHe was just getting into his best yearsYeah, something like that will shake you upWake you upSo I stopped off at a TexacoBought a Slim Jim and a CokeParked out by the water just to watch that river flowGrabbed my guitar from the backseatWrote a song just for meAnd I sung it for the blue skyAnd a couple of live oak treesI thought of home, grabbed my phone from my pocketAnd I called MamaIt rang a couple times and she picked upI can always hear her smile when I callI just called to tell you that I loved youI was missing you and Dad and home, that's allI got to really thinking this morningAbout what's importantSo I stopped off at a TexacoBought a Slim Jim and a CokeParked out by the water just to watch that river flowGrabbed my guitar from the backseatWrote a song just for meAnd I sung it for the blue skyAnd a couple of live oak treesI thought of home, grabbed my phone from my pocketAnd I called MamaAnd from now onI ain't gonna wait so longStopped off at a TexacoBought a Slim Jim and a CokeParked out by the water just to watch that river flowGrabbed my guitar from the backseatWrote a song just for meAnd I sung it for the blue skyAnd a couple of live oak treesI thought of home, grabbed my phone from my pocketInstead of saying tomorrow I'm goneAnd I called MamaAnd I called Mama