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I Called Mama Lyrics
[Verse 1]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Bridge]
And from now on
I ain't gonna wait so long
[Chorus]
To stop off at a 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
Sing it for the blue sky and a couple live oak trees
I think of home, grab my phone from my pocket
Instead of sayin' tomorrow, I'm gonna
And I called mama
And I called mama
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 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 a 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
Sing it for the blue sky and a couple live oak trees
I think of home, grab my phone from my pocket
Instead of sayin' tomorrow, I'm gonna
And I called mama
And I called mama
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The song makes me think of all wasted opportunities in life and how often we wish we can turn back time and redo everything. Well, that wakeup call always gets many of us unprepared. In this case, what he heard made him think about his parents and how long he hadn’t spoken to them. Right there and then, he picked his phone and made a call! He knew that those he loved and loved him were most important in this life, and their happiness was something he had to ensure.
Even with this revelation, he continued his routine of stopping at the Texaco, picking a slim Jim and Coke, and proceeding to his space at the river to write a song and sing it to the flowing waters and the oak trees. He is singing in the past, but in the end, it takes up a present continuous tense is where he is doing it now.
Waiting to actualize your dream will only hamper the execution timeline. Therefore, go for it, open up to those who are ready to hear like the oak trees and the flowing river, one of them will offer support and pick you up. And who else can do better than you mama or papa!
So take action and remedy your past mistakes, make it good with those closest to you. When that time comes, you celebrate time well spent and a person highly loved.
Tim McGraw’s new song, “I Called Mama” focuses on how healing the voice of a loved one can be. “I Called Mama” was released on May 8, 2020. The song was not intentioned to be a single, but after recording it McGraw and his team found that it was the perfect song to release during the pandemic. “I Called Mama” is a personal song for Tim McGraw that he wanted to release as a standalone single. It is meant to show how it feels to call your mom and the weight that it carries. McGraw wants the song to invoke a sense of nostalgia and touches people’s humanity in a way to make them feel connected. In the song, McGraw sings about when something bad happened and the first thing he did was call his mama. With the lyrics, “I got to really thinkin’ this mornin’/ ‘Bout what’s important”, McGraw conveys that when bad things happen, we turn to our family for support. While we may not be able to see our family in person, we can always pick up our phone and call each other.