Joe Diffie - Almost Home lyrics

He had plastic bags wrapped around his shoes He was covered with the evening news Had a pair of old wool socks on his hands The bank sign was flashin five 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 old man are you okay He said I just crawled out of a cottonwood tree I was runnin from some hunny bees Drip dryin in the summer breaze 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 And he said I was just comin round the barn Bout the time you grabbed my arm And I heard mama holler son hurry up And 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 bobbers blowin in the wind Since july of 55 thats as close as ive been Yeah I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree I was runnin from some hunny bees Drip dryin in the summer breaze After jumpin into Calico Creek I was walkin down a old dirt 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 your gonna freeze to d**h let me drive you to the mission He said boy if youd left me alone right now I'd be fishin I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree I was runnin from some hunny bees Drip dryin in the summer breaze 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 Man I wish you'd just left me alone I was almost home I was almost home