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McGraw shared the sweet text exchange he had with his mother after she saw the video.

\"So does this mean I'm a movie star,\" she texted him with a laughing emoji, to which he responded, \"Lol You've always been a movie star to me.\"

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My mama saw the lyric video yesterday and sent me this. #ICALLEDMAMA

A post shared by Tim McGraw (@thetimmcgraw) on May 9, 2020 at 8:54am PDT

The singer also released a special video featuring fans submissions of their moms along with footage of himself with his own family.

\"My mom's a great mom, Faith is the best mom my girls could have ... I think we should celebrate moms all the time, and that's what this song is about,\" McGraw says in the video.

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A post shared by Tim McGraw (@thetimmcgraw) on May 10, 2020 at 7:54am PDT

\"No matter if your mom is still around or not, or if you are married or have kids or have children that call you.... I hope this song can give you a moment of clarity or comfort, or just a smile,\" McGraw said in another message to his fans.

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