Almost Home

He had plastic bags wrapped round his shoes

He was covered with the evening news

He had a pair of ol' wool socks on his hands

The bank sign was flashing 5 below

It was freezing rain and spitting 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 ol' man are you ok? He said

I just climed out of a cotton wood tree

I was running from some honey bees

Drip drying in the summer breeze

After jumping in the calacoe creek

I was walking down an old dirt road

Passed a field of hay that had just been mowed

Man I wish you'd just left me alone

'Cause I was almost home

And he said I had just coming round the barn

Bout time you grabbed my arm

When I heard momma holla

Son hurry up

I was close enough from my own nose

To smell fresh cogger on the stove

And I saw daddy loadin' up the truck

Game polls on the tail gate

Bobbers blowing in the wind

Since July of '55

That's as close as I've been

I just climed out of a cotton wood tree

I was running from some honey bees

Drip drying in the summer breeze

After jumping in the calacoe creek

I was walking down an old dirt road

Passed 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: Ol' man you're gonna freeze to death

Let me drive you to the mission

He said