Got a call from a friend about a friend

It′s news no one ever wants to hear

It hit me like a punch, it took my breathHe was just gettin' into his best years

Yeah, something 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

Well, 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 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 Texaco

Buy a Slim Jim and a Coke

Park out by the water

Just to watch that river flow

Grab my guitar from the back seat

Write a song just for me

And sing it for the blue sky

And the couple live oak trees

And think of home

Grab my phone from my pocket

Instead of saying tomorrow, I′m gonna

And I called mama

And I called mama