The Mind Of John J. Blanchard Lyrics - Singles - Tommy Shane Steiner

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 know 

He could be 

Fly fishin', workin' on that Firebird engine 

Runnin' '99 proof moonshine cross that county line 

3, 2, 1 and ignition 

Off on some space shuttle mission 

Playin' QB for the cowboy's 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 

Went screamin' down the hall 

"Hey, it's a miracle y'all 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 

Runnin' 99 proof moonshine cross that county line 

3, 2, 1 and ignition 

Off on some space shuttle mission" 

Playin' QB for the cowboy's getting high 

On the crowd noise and the bright lights 

'Cause deep inside things were rockin' 

In the mind of John J. Blanchard 

He had a stroke in '95 

They thought it best that he reside in a nursing home