He had plastic bags wrapped round his shoes

He was covered with the evening news

He had a pair of ol' wool socks on his hands

The bank sign was flashing 5 below

It was freezing rain and spitting 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 ol' man are you ok?... he said...



I just climed out of a cotton wood tree

i was running from some honey bees

drip drying in the summer breeze

after jumping in the calacoe creek

i was walking down an old dirt road

passed a field of hay that had just been mowed

man i wish you'd just left me alone

cuz i was almost home



and he said i had just coming round the barn

bout time you grabbed my arm

when i heard momma holla

son hurry up

i was close enough from my own nose

to smell fresh cogger on the stove

and i saw daddy loadin' up the truck

game polls on the tail gate

bobbers blowing in the wind

Since July of '55

that's as close as I've been...



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I said ol' man you're gonna freeze to death

let me drive you to the mission

he said,