Sun Kil Moon - Truck Driver lyrics

My uncle died in a fire on his birthday
Redneck that he was
Burning trash in his yard one day
And onto 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 at Domino's
And watch Happy Days and in the summer
We'd gig frogs at the pond
And fry up their legs

My aunt still lives there out in Ohio
I visit her in the elder care
She makes me smile we remember the story
Of when I was young
Getting stung by a hornet
She caressed my foot
Rubbed baking powder on it

I was probably five at their home in Navarre
My cousin's friend was in the yard
Playing guitar
We all gathered around to listen
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 and 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 storming that day
The sky was deep purple
And babies were crying
Kentucky Fried Chicken was served
And that's how he would've wanted it
I'm sure

And after the funeral out there in Navarre
They all gathered 'round when I
Picked up a guitar
They fell into a trance as
I sang and I played
And outside, the frogs croaked
And the mantises prayed