John J. Blanchard Lyrics - Singles - Anthony Smith

He had a stroke in'95 

They thought it best that he reside in a nursing home 

His family vowed they'd never leave him 

Last time they came to see him was three years ago 

He spent his whole life providin' 

Now he was down to relyin' on medicare 

The nurses took a likin' to him 

They'd get his wheelchair out and push him on sunny days 

He couldn't walk, he couldn't speak 

Seemed so far outta reach 

But in his mind, as far as they knew, he could be 

Fly fishin' 

Workin' on that Firebird engine 

Runnin' 99 proof moonshine cross the county line 

3,2,1 And ignition off on some space shuttle mission 

Playin' QB for the Cowboys 

Getting high on the crowd noise and the bright lights 

'Cause deep inside things were rockin' in the mind 

Of John J Blanchard 

One afternoon in June 

A nurse saw his finger move she bout had a heart attack 

She went screamin' down the hall 

"Hey it's a miracle ya'll, I think he's comin' back" 

The doctors all rushed in, said 

"Do you know what year this is?" 

"How many fingers am I holdin', and where've you been?" 

And he said 

Fly fishin' 

Workin' on that Firebird engine 

Running 99 proof moonshine cross that county line 

3,2,1 And ignition off on some space shuttle mission 

An playin' QB for the Cowboys 

Getting high on the crown noise and the bright lights 

Yeah, this time things were rockin' in the mind 

Of John J Blanchard 

He had a stroke in '95 

They thought it best he reside in a nursing home