You dropped me off for my first day of school   Six years old and had to learn new rules   I didn't know what I was walking into   I turned around and waved goodbye to you      When you left me, I remembered you   Told me when the lunch bell rings at noon   And I'm through with Twinkie number two   And I'd be half a day away from you      Half a day away from you   Mom, you always know what to do   Soon I won't be missing you and feeling so blue   Half a day away from you      Twenty years and half a million miles   A lot of tears and 'bout as many smiles   Gettin' by with life the way I do   Gettin' paid to sing and play for you      I bought a Twinkie at an old truck-stop   Got a dial tone when my quarter dropped   I said, "Hey, mama" when the call went through   "I'm only half a day away from you"      Half a day away from you   Mama's always know what to do   Soon I won't be missing you and feeling so blue   Half a day away from you   Half a day away from you