00:14He had a stroke in 95
00:30He would never leave him The last time they came to see him was three years ago
00:37He spent his whole life providing Now he was down to relying on Medicaid
00:51The nurses took a liking to him They'd get his wheelchair out and push him
00:57On sunny days He couldn't walk, he couldn't speak
01:04He seemed so far out of reach But in his mind as far as they knew he could be
01:16Fly, fishing, working on that firebird engine Running 99-proved moonshine
01:25Across that county line Three, two, one, and ignition
01:31Off on some space shuttle mission Playing QB for the cowboys
01:38Getting high on the crowd noise And the bright lights
01:44While deep inside Things were rocking in the mind
01:50Of John J. Blanchard
01:58One afternoon in June A nurse saw his finger move
02:05About had a heart attack
02:12Went screaming down the hall Hey!
02:16It's a miracle, y'all I think he's coming back
02:22The doctors all rushed in Said, do you know how dear this is?
02:28How many fingers am I holding And where have you been?
02:36And he said, fly, fishing, working on that firebird engine Running 99-proved moonshine
02:48Across that county line Three, two, one, and ignition
02:54Off on some space shuttle mission Playing QB for the cowboys
03:01Getting high on the crowd noise And the bright lights
03:07Yeah, all this time Things were rocking in the mind
03:13Of John J. Blanchard
03:29He had a stroke in 95 They thought it best that he reside
03:37In a nursing home
03:38Yeah, yeah, yeah
03:43Yeah, yeah
03:46Yeah, yeah
03:50Yeah
03:50Yeah
03:51Yeah
03:54Mhm
03:56Anything
