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He had plastic bags wrapped 'round his shoes 00:12

He was covered with the evening news 00:15

Had a pair of old wool socks on his hands 00:18

Bank sign was flashing five below 00:24

It was freezing rain and spitting snow 00:27

He was curled up behind some garbage cans 00:30

I was afraid that he was dead 00:37

I gave him a gentle shake 00:40

When he opened up his eyes 00:44

I said, "Old man, are you okay?" 00:46

What'd he say, Jelly? 00:50

I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree 00:52

I was running from some honey bees 00:58

Drip-drying in the summer breeze 01:05

After jumping into Calico Creek 01:11

I was walking down an old dirt road 01:17

Past a field of hay that had just been mowed 01:23

Man, I wish you'd just left me alone 01:29

'Cause I was almost home 01:36

01:38

Then he said, "I's just comin' round the barn 01:43

'Bout the time you grabbed my arm" 01:48

When I heard momma holler, "Son, hurry up" 01:50

I was close enough for my old nose 01:56

To smell fresh cobbler on the stove 01:59

And I saw daddy loading up the truck 02:02

Cane poles on the tailgate 02:09

Bobbers blowing in the wind 02:12

Since July of '55 02:15

That's as close as I've been 02:18

Yeah, I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree 02:23

I was running from some honey bees 02:30

Drip-drying in the summer breeze 02:36

After jumping into Calico Creek 02:43

I was walking down an old dirt road 02:49

Past a field of hay that had just been mowed 02:55

Man, I wish you'd just left me alone 03:01

'Cause I was almost home 03:08

I said, "Old man, you're gonna freeze to death 03:12

Let me drive you to the mission" 03:16

He said, "Boy, if you'd left me alone 03:19

Right now, I'd be fishing" 03:22

I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree 03:26

I was running from some honey bees 03:32

Drip-drying in the summer breeze 03:39

After jumping into Calico Creek 03:45

I was walking down an old dirt road 03:51

Past a field of hay that had just been mowed 03:58

Man, I wish you'd just left me alone 04:04

'Cause I was almost home (I was almost home) 04:10

Man, I wish you'd just left me alone 04:16

'Cause I was almost home 04:23

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Almost Home

Craig Morgan, Jelly Roll

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Lyrics:

[English]

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

Bank sign was flashing five below

It was freezing rain and spitting 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 okay?"

What'd he say, Jelly?

I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree

I was running from some honey bees

Drip-drying in the summer breeze

After jumping into Calico Creek

I was walking 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's 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

And I saw daddy loading up the truck

Cane poles on the tailgate

Bobbers blowing in the wind

Since July of '55

That's as close as I've been

Yeah, I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree

I was running from some honey bees

Drip-drying in the summer breeze

After jumping into Calico Creek

I was walking 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

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 fishing"

I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree

I was running from some honey bees

Drip-drying in the summer breeze

After jumping into Calico Creek

I was walking 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 (I was almost home)

Man, I wish you'd just left me alone

'Cause I was almost home

...

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ B1	verb - the action of moving quickly on foot
freeze /friːz/ B2	verb - to become hard or solid due to cold
breeze /briːz/ B1	noun - a gentle wind
field /fiːld/ A2	noun - an area of open land
road /roʊd/ A1	noun - a way for vehicles or people to travel
jumping /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/ B1	verb - to push oneself off the ground and into the air
shake /ʃeɪk/ B2	verb - to move something quickly up and down or side to side
honey /ˈhʌni/ A2	noun - a sweet substance made by bees
old /oʊld/ A1	adjective - having lived for a long time
man /mæn/ A1	noun - an adult male human
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a point or period when something occurs
truck /trʌk/ A2	noun - a large vehicle for transporting goods
cobbler /ˈkɒblər/ B2	noun - a person who makes or repairs shoes

Grammar:

He had plastic bags wrapped 'round his shoes

➔ Past Perfect Participle as Adjective (Reduced Relative Clause)

➔ Here, "wrapped" acts as an adjective modifying "plastic bags." The full relative clause would be "plastic bags that were wrapped around his shoes." This is reduced to a participle phrase for conciseness.
Bank sign was flashing five below

➔ Descriptive Language: Using "flashing" to emphasize the cold temperature.

➔ While grammatically simple, the use of "flashing" adds a sense of urgency and visibility to the extreme cold, as bank signs often display the temperature. It implies a stark, easily noticeable temperature reading.
I was afraid that he was dead

➔ Noun Clause after "afraid"

➔ "That he was dead" is a noun clause acting as the object of the preposition "afraid". The word "that" introduces the clause.
I just climbed out of a cottonwood tree

➔ Past Simple tense to describe a completed action in the past.

➔ The verb "climbed" is in the past simple tense, indicating that the action of climbing out of the tree is finished.
Man, I wish you'd just left me alone

➔ Third Conditional (Wish Clause) for unreal past situations

➔ The structure "I wish + you'd (you had) + past participle" expresses a regret or a desire for a different past outcome. Here, the speaker wishes the listener hadn't interfered.
I's just comin' round the barn

➔ Non-Standard English Contraction and Dialect: "I's" instead of "I was"

➔ This is an example of dialectical variation, where standard grammar rules are not followed. The speaker is using a non-standard contraction "I's" for "I was" to reflect a specific regional or social dialect.
To smell fresh cobbler on the stove

➔ Infinitive of Purpose: "To smell" expresses the reason for being close enough.

➔ The infinitive phrase "to smell fresh cobbler" explains the purpose or reason for being close enough; it indicates *why* the speaker was close enough.
Right now, I'd be fishing

➔ Second Conditional (Implied): Missing "If" clause.

➔ This is the result clause of a second conditional sentence, implying a hypothetical situation in the present. The full sentence could be "If you had left me alone, I'd be fishing."