Hey there, mama, how you been?
Thought I'd call and check on in
See how things are goin' back at home
Tell me, how's your garden doin'?
I'm sure the daffodils are bloomin'
And what you got for supper on the stove?
It sounds like you're doin' fine
Me, I'm gettin' by

There's a chain gang waitin' in a long line to use this phone
Same old view, cinder block room, same old jumpsuit on
I'm just tryin' to make the best of the rest of this life sentence
But enough about me, I only get fifteen minutes

Not dwell at home it makes it better
What books you read? And how's the weather?
Think dad'll ever talk to me again?
Does he still drink beer with his buddies?
Are you still teachin' Bible study
Does Jesus really forgive all my sins?
All kinds of things cross my mind
With all this doin' time

In a chain gang waitin' in a long line to use this phone
Same old view, cinder block room, same old jumpsuit on
I'm just tryin' to make the best of the rest of this life sentence
But enough about me, I only get fifteen minutes

The warden's in here tappin' on his watch
I love you, mama, I gotta go, I got

A chain gang waitin' in a long line to use this phone
Same old view, cinder block room, same old jumpsuit on
I'm just tryin' to make the best of the rest of this life sentence
But enough about me, I only get fifteen minutes