I hope I won't disturb you with this call I'm just in town for such a little while And I thought perhaps you'd like to hear the news Jeannie's grades were the highest in the school Billy sure does look a lot like you I understand your other son does too And Billy said tell mama I miss her so These were some little things that I thought you'd like to know [ guitar - harmonica ] Do you remember Sam and Peg who lived next doors With them it seemed we always laughed so much Well Sam and Peg don't live there anymore I understand that they broke up just like us And the house we lived in now has been torn down Of all the things we owned the last to go And a freeway now runs through that part of town These were some little things I thought you'd like to know These were some little things that I thought you'd like to know