歌词
Got a call from a friend about a friend
接到了朋友打来的关于一个朋友的电话
It's news no one ever wants to hear
听到了一个没有人想知道的消息
It hit me like a punch, it took my breath
它似拳头般痛击我的身体，使我喘不过气来
He was just gettin' into his best years
他风华正茂 正享受美好的人生
Yeah, something like that'll shake you up, wake you up
是啊，这种事情会使你振作，使你清醒
So I stopped off at a Texaco, bought a Slim Jim and a coke
我在德古士停下来买了香肠（Slim Jim为香肠品牌）和可乐
Parked out by the water just to watch that river flow
走到河边看水波缓缓流动
Grabbed my guitar from the back seat, wrote a song just for me
在后座拿出吉他，写了首属于自己的歌
And I sung it for the blue sky and a couple live oak trees
我为蓝天歌唱，为几颗槲树歌唱
I thought of home, grabbed my phone from my pocket
这美好的情景使我想起了家，便从口袋掏出手机
And I called mama
打给了亲爱的妈妈
It rang a couple times, and she picked up
响了一会儿，电话通了
I can always hear her smile when I call
我打电话时总能听到她的笑声
I just called to tell you that I loved you
我打电话只为了告诉她 “我爱你”
I was missing you and dad and home, that's all
还非常想念你和爸爸还有家中的一切
I got to really thinking this morning
今早我认真地想了想
About what's important
没有什么比亲情更重要了吧
So I stopped off at a Texaco, bought a Slim Jim and a coke
我在德古士停下来买了香肠和可乐
Parked out by the water just to watch that river flow
走到河边看水波缓缓流动
Grabbed my guitar from the back seat, wrote a song just for me
在后座拿出吉他，写了首专属于自己的歌
And I sung it for the blue sky and a couple live oak trees
我为蓝天歌唱，为几颗槲树歌唱
I thought of home, grabbed my phone from my pocket
这美好的情景使我想起了家，便从口袋掏出手机
And I called mama
打给了亲爱的妈妈
And from now on
从现在开始
I ain't gonna wait so long
要珍惜父母健在的日子
To stop by the Texaco, buy a Slim Jim and a coke
我在德古士停下来买了香肠和可乐
Park out by the water just to watch that river flow
走到河边看水波缓缓流动
Grab my guitar from the back seat, write a song just for me
在后座拿出吉他，写了首专属于自己的歌
Sing it for the blue sky and the couple oak live trees
我为蓝天歌唱，为几颗槲树歌唱
And think of home, grabbed my phone from my pocket
这美好的情景使我想起了家，便从口袋掏出手机
Instead of saying tomorrow, I'm gonna
我迫不及待想要对她说出那六个单词
And I called mama
我打给了妈妈
And I called mama
我打给了最爱的妈妈
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