Anthony Smith John J Blanchard Lyrics

John J Blanchard Lyrics

(Chris Wallin/Anthony Smith)

 

 He had a stroke in'95

 They thought it best that he reside in a nursing home

 His family vowed they'd never leave him

 Last time they came to see him was three years ago

 

 He spent his whole life providin'

 Now he was down to relyin' on medicare

 The nurses took a likin' to him

 They'd get his wheelchair out and push him on sunny days

 

 He couldn't walk,he couldn't speak

 Seemed so far outta reach

 But in his mind,as far as they knew,he could be

 

 Fly fishin'

 Workin' on that Firebird engine

 Runnin' 99 proof moonshine cross the county line

 3,2,1 and ignition:off on some space shuttle mission

 Playin' QB for the Cowboys

 Getting high on the crowd noise and the bright lights

 'Cause deep inside things were rockin' in the mind

 Of John J Blanchard

 

 One afternoon in June

 A nurse saw his finger move she bout had a heart attack

 She went screamin' down the hall

 "Hey it's a miracle ya'll,I think he's comin' back"

 

 The doctors all rushed in,said

 "Do you know what year this is?"

 "How many fingers am I holdin',and where've you been?"

 

 And he said:

 Fly fishin'

 Workin' on that FireBird engine

 Running 99 proof moonshine cross that county line

 3,2,1 and ignition:off on some space shuttle mission

 An playin' QB for the Cowboys

 Getting high on the crown noise and the bright lights

 Yeah,this time things were rockin' in the mind

 Of John J Blanchard

 

 He had a stroke in '95

 They thought it best he reside in a nursing home