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 flashin’ 5 below
it was freezing rain and spittin’ snow
he was curled up behind some garbage cans
pre
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
dripdryin’ 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
then he said i’s just comin’ ’round the barn
’bout the time you grabbed my arm
when i heard mama 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
pre
cane poles on the tailgate bobbers blowin’ in the wind
since july of ’55 that’s as close as i’ve been
yeah i just climbed out of a cottonwood tree
i was runnin’ from some honey bees
dripdryin’ 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’ve left me alone
right now i’d be fishin’
i just climbed out of a cottonwood tree
i was runnin’ from some honey bees
dripdryin’ 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 almost home
man i wish you’d just left me alone
i was almost home
Artist: Craig Morgan
Year: 2003
Decade: 00s
Language: en
Word Count: 183