Truck Driver - Sun Kil Moon
My uncle died in a fire on his birthday
Redneck that he was
Burning trash in the yard one day
On the pile he threw an aerosol can of spray
And that's how he died in the fire that day
Before he retired he was a truck driver
He'd be gone through the winters
And all through the summers
In the winters us kids would order Dominoes
And watch Happy Days
And in the summer we get frogs
At the pond and fry up their legs
My aunt still lives there out in Ohio
I visit her and the autumn air
She makes me smile
We remember the story of
When I was young
Getting stung by a hornet
She caressed my foot
Rubbed bacon and powder on it
I was probably five at their home in Nevarn
My cousin's friend was in the yard playing guitar
We all gathered round
Listened to her play and sing
And I fell into a trance
And knew that one day
I'd do the same thing
My uncle died in a fire on his birthday
Out by the barn in his old collection of cars
Third degree burns
A charred up shovel near his hand
My uncle died a respected man
I flew out there I went to his funeral
It was stormy that day
The sky was deep purple
And babies were crying
Kentucky Fried Chicken was served
And that's how he would have wanted it I'm sure
And after the funeral out there in Nevarn
They all gathered round when I picked up a guitar
They fell into a trance as I sang and I played
And outside the frost grew
And the mantises prayed and prayed