he had plastic bags
wrapped round his shoes
he was covered with the evening news
had a pair of old wool
socks on his hands
the bank sign was flashing 5 below
it was freezing rain and spittin snow
he was curled up behind
some garbage cans
i was afraid that he was dead
i gave him a gentle shake
when he opened up his eyes
i said old man are you ok
he said i just climbed out
of a cottonwood tree
i was runnin'from some honey bees
drip dryin in the summer breeze
after jumpin'into calico creek
i was walkin'down an old dirt road
past a field of hay
that had just been mowed
man i wish you'd just left me alone
cause i was almost home
he said i's just comin'
round the barn
bout the time you grabbed my arm
when i heard momma holler
son hurry up
i was close enough for my old nose
to smell fresh cobbler on the stove
and i saw daddy loadin up the truck
cane poles on the tailgate
bobbers blowin in the wind
since july of'55
that's as close as i've been
he said i just climbed out
of a cottonwood tree
i was runnin'from some honey bees
drip dryin in the summer breeze
after jumpin'into calico creek
i was walkin'down an old dirt road
past a field of hay
that had just been mowed
man i wish you'd just left me alone
i was almost home
i said old man you're
gonna freeze to death
let me drive you to the mission
he said boy if you'd left me alone
right now i'd be fishin'
i just climbed out
of a cottonwood tree
i was runnin'from some honey bees
drip dryin in the summer breeze
after jumpin'into calico creek
i was walkin'down an old dirt road
past a field of hay
that had just been mowed
man i wish you'd just left me alone
cause i was almost home
man i wish you'd just left me alone
i was almost home
