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'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 own nose To smell fresh cobbler on the stove And I saw daddy loadin' up the truck Cane poles on the tailgate Bobbbers 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 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, 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 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.
(Almost Home)
Man I wish you'd just left me alone, I was almost home.
