Bobby Russell 1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero Lyrics

1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero Lyrics

1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero

 

 - Artist: Bobby Russell

 - peak Billboard position # 36 in 1968

 - Words and Music by Bobby Russell*

 

 He's the 1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero

 'n' you can see him ev'ry weekend with a carfull of kids and snow cones

 And the people 'cross town don't know his name

 But on Franklin Pike Circle he's king

 1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero

 

 Well, at five thirty-five at the corner of Franklin and Walnut

 A blue station wagon comes slidin' around the corner

 And on down Franklin Pike Circle all you're seein' is a streak of blue

 And pulls in the drive at the address of 1432

 

 And he says "My head aches and my back hurts and I don't feel like talkin'"

 "Don't wan' go the show to see Doctor Zhivago"

 "Don't wanna take the dog out walkin'"

 "I wanna sit right here in this easy chair, it's been a jungle all day, you
know"

 The 1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero is home

 

 He was out pitching ball with the kids in the neighborhood yesterday

 And the ole major-leaguer had to quit 'cause he said he threw his arm away

 And the kids all hid behind the hedge and laughed at him but wouldn't let it
show

 Because they love him so,

 He's the 1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero

 

 He's the 1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero

 'n' you can see him ev'ry weekend with a carfull of kids and snow cones

 An', ya know, people 'cross town don't know his name

 But on Franklin Pike Circle he's king

 1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero

 

 Well , he won a little pony at the Hill High auction just the other day

 And he di'n't mean to do it and he wanted to give the pony away

 a-When they called out his name he tried not to claim it

 But the kids started cryin' 'cause they'd already named it

 And who's up ev'ry Saturday morning?

 Saddling his new toy? You guessed it-

 The 1432 Franklin Pike Circle Cowboy

 

 He's the 1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero

 'n' you can see him ev'ry weekend with a carfull of kids and snow cones

 Durin' Christmas took the kids down to see the floats

 When he wanted t'stay home and watch the Baltimore Colts

 1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero

 

 Well the ten-thirty news usually finds our hero is a sleepy head

 And Peter's out somewhere wreckin' the car

 And the rest 'the kids have gone to bed

 So she takes his hand, they climb the stairs and he falls asleep

 And she bends over him so tenderly to kiss his cheek

 'cause she loves him so, and she's lucky, you know?

 To be married to the 1432,

 1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero

 

 He's the 1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero

 'n' you can see him ev'ry weekend with a carfull of kids and snow cones

 

 FADE

 Christmas time he took 'em down to see the floats

 When he wanted t'stay home and watch the Baltimore Colts

 1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero

 

 *Transcriber's NOTE: Russell also wrote "Honey", "The Night the Lights Went
Out

 in Georgia", and "Little Green Apples."

 

 Transcribed by Robin Hood