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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 runnin' 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 w's just comin' 'round the barn,
"'Bout the time he 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,
"When I saw Daddy loadin' up the truck.
"Game poles on the tailgate,
"Barbers 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. "Well, I was runnin' from
some honey bees. "Drip dryin' in the summer breeze, "After jumpin' into
Calico Creek.
"An' 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 left me alone, "Right now, I'd be fishin'."

"I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree. "I was runnin' from some honey
bees. "An' drip dryin' in the summer breeze, "After jumpin' in to 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."

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"Three Wooden Crosses" - Randy Travis

A Farmer And A Teacher, A Hooker And A Preacher
Ridin' On A Midnight Bus, Bound For Mexico
One Was Headed For Vacation, One For Higher Education
And Two Of Them Were Searchin' For Lost Souls
That Driver Never Ever Saw The Stop Sign
And Eighteen Wheelers Can't Stop On A Dime

Chorus
There Are, Three Wooden Crosses On The Right Side Of The Highway
Why There's Not Four Of Them, Heaven Only Knows
I Guess Its, Not What You Take, When You Leave This World Behind You
Its What You Leave Behind You When You Go

That Farmer Left A Harvest, A Home And Eighty Acres
The Faith And Love For Growin' Things, In His Young Son's Heart
And That Teacher Left Her Wisdom, In The Minds Of Lots Of Children
And Did Her Best, To Give Them All A Better Start
And That Preacher Whispered Can't You See The Promised Land
As He Laid His Blood Stained Bible In That Hooker's Hand

Chorus
There Are, Three Wooden Crosses On The Right Side Of The Highway
Why There's Not Four Of Them, Heaven Only Knows
I Guess It's, Not What You Take, When You Leave This World Behind You
It's What You Leave Behind You When You Go

That's A Story That Our Preacher Told Last Sunday
As He Held That Blood Stained Bible Up, For All Of Us To See
He Said, "Bless The Farmer, And The Teacher, And The Preacher
Who Gave This Bible To My Mama, Who Read It To Me"

Chorus
There Are, Three Wooden Crosses On The Right Side Of The Highway
Why There's Not Four Of Them, Now I Guess We Know
It's Not What You Take, When You Leave This World Behind You
It's What You Leave Behind You When You Go

There Are, Three Wooden Crosses On The Right Side Of The Highway
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"I wanna be loved like that" - Shenendoah

Natalie Wood gave her heart to James Dean
The high school rebel and the teenage queen
Standin together in an angry world
One boy fightin for one girl

(Chorus)
I wanna be loved like that, I wanna be loved like that
A promise you can't take back
If you're gonna love me
I wanna be loved like that

Daddy never gave Momma a diamond ring
But Momma never wanted for anything
But what he gave her it came from the heart
In a bond that was never torn apart

(Repeat Chorus)

An old man kneeling all alone
Plants his flowers in a garden of stone
For seven years now she's been gone
And his devotion is still goin strong

I wanna be loved like that, I wanna be loved like that
A promise you can't take back
If you're gonna love me

(Repeat Chorus)

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"What if Jesus comes back like that" - Collin Raye

Came to town on an old frieght train
He jumped off in the pouring rain
Everybody said he's insane
Just a low down no account hobo

What if Jesus comes back like that?
On an old freight train in a hobo hat?
Will we let him in or turn our back?
What if Jesus comes back like that?
Hey? What if Jesus comes back like that?

Born with a habit of drug abuse
She couldn't help what her mama used
It wasn't like she got to choose
Now she's laying there all alone

Got a monkey on her back
Nurses say they never saw a smile like that
Doctor says she might stand a chance
If somebody takes her home

What if Jesus comes back like that?
Two months early hooked on crack?
Will we let him in or turn our back?
What if Jesus comes back like that?
Oh what if Jesus comes back like that?

Nobody said life is fair
We've all got a cross to bear
When it gets a little hard to care
Just think of Jesus hanging there

He came to town on a cold dark night
A single star was his only light
The baby born that silent night
A manger for his bed

What if Jesus comes back like that?
Where will he find our hearts are at?
Will he let us in or turn his back?
Hey?!? What if Jesus comes back like that?
Yeah! What if Jesus comes back like that?
Will he cry when he sees where our hearts are at?
Will he let us in or turn his back?
Hey!? What if Jesus comes back like that?
Oh, what if Jesus comes back like that?