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 an 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 runin' 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
Then he said,"i was comin' round the barn"
bout the time he grabbed my arm
when i heard momma holler son hurry up
i was close enough for my own nose
to smell fresh cobbler on the stove
when i saw daddy loadin' up the truck
game poles on the tailgate
barbers 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 runin' 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
I said,"old man you're gonna freeze to death"
let me drive you to a mission
he said,"boy if you left me alone
right now i'd be fishin'
He said,"i just climbed out of a cottonwood tree"
i was runin' 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
cause i was almost home (almost home)
Man i wish you'd just left me alone
i wish almost home