I Called Mama
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I Called Mama by Tim McGraw
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Performed by
Tim McGrawWrited by
Jimmy Yeary & Lance MillerI 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
I Called Mama Q&A
Who wrote I Called Mama's ?
I Called Mama was written by Jimmy Yeary & Lance Miller.
Who produced I Called Mama's ?
I Called Mama was produced by Byron Gallimore & Tim McGraw.
When did Tim McGraw release I Called Mama?
Tim McGraw released I Called Mama on Fri May 08 2020.
What did Tim McGraw say about "I Called Mama"?
It was sort of unexpected in a lot of ways because I cut the song before all of this [COVID-19 quarantine] stuff happened … to add to the album I’ve been working on for awhile, and it’s been just slowly cutting songs and mixing them and remixing them and putting music together. And I found these son...
How did Tim McGraw feel when he heard the song for the first time?
When I first heard it, Lance Miller – who’s a really good friend of mine, one of the writers on it – he sent me the worktape demo of it. I fell in love with it right away, certainly because of what it says on a personal level about, you know, everybody loves their mama, so to talk really specificall...
What does he hope people will feel when they hear the song?
I hope that’s what it means, and I hope that’s what it feels like to people when they hear it, ‘cause for us, during all this stuff that’s going on and being at home together and hanging out, there’s been a lot of, sort of, nostalgia that’s come along with that … so those are the kinds of things tha...
How did his wife Faith Hill feel when she heard the song?
I wanted Faith to hear it, but I didn’t want to play it. It was just a guitar demo or a guitar worktape … I wanted to sing it to her. So I was trying to learn the words to it really quickly so I could sing her, you know, just the first verse and chorus. So, in about 30 minutes, I had it ready; I sai...
Was the song always planned to be released as a single?
I didn’t think it was going to be a single at all. I just, I loved the song and I wanted to cut it because of what it said, and I never really thought that much about it being a single, to tell you the truth … but what happened was, after we mixed [this song and a few others] and everything, [the co...