Karaoké Almost Home Craig Morgan

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 "five below"

It was freezing rain and 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' in the 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

'Cos I was almost home"

Then he said "I was 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 old 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 fifty-five

That's as close as I've been

Yeah, I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree

I was runnin' from some honey bees

Drip dryin' in the summer breeze

After jumpin' in the 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 runnin' from some honey bees

Drip dryin' in the summer breeze

After jumpin' in the 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

'Cos I was almost home

Man I wish you'd just left me alone

I was almost home"