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.
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.