He was 10 foot tall with 20 foot shadow Looked like leather and smelled like tobacco He’d ask me to hand him a socket wrench Or dip in the bag, and get him a pinch Of that red man gold, then crack him coke He’d swaller it down and tell me a joke About something or someone walking in a bar
Sometimes the good old days, creep up on me when I’m lonely When I’m on the road, far from my home, the place where I raised But then half a mile outside Salinas, heading down for a show in phoenix There’s a truck stop man, with a coke in his hand, telling my dad’s joke I get a little piece of mind, anytime, I can find… a little piece of home
She was only 21 when she had me By the time I was born my brother was 3 Had her hands full, but she taught me to read And put every band aid on my knee Well, I still remember the way it taste Licking the beaters when she made cake And I ain’t afraid, or ashamed to say I’m a momma’s boy
Sometimes the good old days, creep up on me when I’m lonely When I’m on the road, far from my home, the place where I was raised A small diner outside Chicago, if I got time, that’s where I go I swear they make, chocolate cake, like my mamma’s own I get little piece of mind, anytime, I can find… a little piece of home
Home, I couldn’t wait to leave it Gone, I couldn’t wait to see my Own, dreams comes true But no matter what I do
Sometimes the good old days, creep up on me when I finally Get off the road, head for home, to the place where I raised It feels just like yesterday, rusty mailbox, gravel driveway I miss that sound, I miss this town, I’m turning off my phone To get a little piece of mind, man, it’s time, I find… a little piece of home…