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He had plastic bags wrapped around his shoes |
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He was covered with the evening news |
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Had a pair of old wool socks on his hands |
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The bank sign was flashin five below |
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It was freezing rain and spitting snow |
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He was curled up behind some garbage cans |
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I was afraid that he was dead I gave him a gentle shake |
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When he opened up his eyes I said old man are you okay |
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He said |
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I just crawled out of a cottonwood tree |
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I was runnin from some hunny bees |
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Drip dryin in the summer breaze after jumpin into Calico Creek |
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I was walkin down an old dirt road |
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Past a field of hay that had just been mowed |
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Man I wish you'd just left me alone |
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Cause I was almost home |
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And he said I was just comin round the barn |
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Bout the time you grabbed my arm |
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And I heard mama holler son hurry up |
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And I was close enough for my own nose to smell fresh cobbler on the stove |
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And I saw daddy loadin up the truck |
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Cane poles on the tailgate bobbers blowin in the wind |
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Since july of 55 thats as close as ive been |
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Yeah I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree |
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I was runnin from some hunny bees |
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Drip dryin in the summer breaze |
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After jumpin into Calico Creek |
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I was walkin down a old dirt |
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Past a field of hay that had just been mowed |
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Man I wish you'd just left me alone |
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I was almost home |
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I said old man your gonna freeze to death let me drive you to the mission |
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He said boy if youd left me alone right now I'd be fishin |
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I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree |
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I was runnin from some hunny bees |
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Drip dryin in the summer breaze |
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After jumpin into Calico Creek |
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I was walkin down an old dirt road |
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Past a field of hay that had just been mowed |
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Man I wish you'd just left me alone |
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Man I wish you'd just left me alone |
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I was almost home |
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I was almost home |