Got a call from a friend about a friend
With some news no one ever wants to hear
It hit me like a punch you 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 **
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 live oak trees
I bought a 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
And I got to really think in this morning
By what's important
I stopped off at a texaco
Bought a slim jim and a gold
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 live oak trees
I bought a home
Grabbed my farm from my pocket
And I called mama
From now
I ain't gonna wait so long
Stop off at a texaco
Buy a slim jim and a **
Park 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 live oak trees I thought of home
Grab the phone from my pocket
Instead of saying tomorrow I'm gonna
And I call mama