He loved cigarettes, Doral lights in the soft pack 8 ‘clock coffee, no sugar, just bitter and black He liked them gambling machines, at the Texaco off 85 And I think about him, every time, every time that I drive by
Anytime, I hear the man in black Or see an old blue, beat up Pontiac Red Wing boots covered up in dirt An old faded glory, flannel shirt I can hear his two pack smoker laugh See that joker smile under an old ball cap And just like that… it takes me there And brings him back
He had a semper fi tattoo, but never talked about the war Kept it hidden in a cigar box, with his medals from his second tour Toughest man I ever knew, full of gravel, grit and beer Yeah, I know he’s gone, I know he’s gone, but I swear sometimes he’s here
Anytime, I hear the man in black Or see an old blue, beat up Pontiac Red Wing boots covered up in dirt An old faded glory, flannel shirt I can hear his two pack smoker laugh See that joker smile under an old ball cap And just like that… it takes me there And brings him back
So southern, so stubborn, the last of a dying breed And when I think about him, I think about the kind of man I wanna be
Anytime, I hear the man in black Or see an old blue, beat up Pontiac Red Wing boots covered up in dirt An old faded glory, flannel shirt I can hear his two pack smoker laugh See that joker smile under an old ball cap And just like that… it takes me there And brings him back
To the bank where we went fishing Just like that He’s holding a pole and a pabst blue ribbon It brings him back Lord knows, how much I miss him It brings him back