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Almost Home lyrics


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 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."

Then he said: "I w s just 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.
Cane poles on the tailgate,
Bobbers blowin in the wind.
Since July of 55,
That s as close as I ve been."

"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."

I said: "Old man you re gonna freeze to death,
"Let me drive you to the mission."
He said: "Boy, if you 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 in to 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."
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