Cactus In A Coffee Can-Jerry Kilgore

[ti:Cactus In A Coffee Can] [ar:Jerry Kilgore] [al:Love Trip] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Cactus In A Coffee Can - Jerry Kilgore [00:13.64]She had the window and I had the aisle [00:17.72]She looked twenty five but she was shakin' like a [00:21.05]Child [00:22.02]When we took off [00:23.86] [00:26.35]I looked over and clutched in her hands [00:30.03]Was this cactus in a coffee can [00:34.49]She was holdin' that thing like it was all that [00:37.42]She had [00:39.01]She smiled at me but I could tell she was [00:43.61]Sad [00:44.97] [00:51.46]Somewhere over denver I asked her her name [00:56.16]She said elena then told me she came [01:00.06]From santa fe [01:01.77] [01:04.56]She ordered a drink and a wall came down [01:08.89]She started talkin' and the pain poured out [01:12.97]She told me a story I'll never forget [01:16.72] [01:17.25]She had me in tears when she looked at me [01:20.25]And said [01:21.84] [01:22.48]My mama's first love was crack [01:25.80]She made her livin' lyin' on her back [01:30.00] [01:30.96]She gave me away on the day that I was [01:36.21]Born [01:39.36] [01:40.21]She said I spent the last ten years trackin' her [01:44.01]Down [01:45.03]Y'know it just don't seem fair that when I finally [01:48.20]Found [01:48.61]Her she was almost gone [01:51.15] [01:53.04]We had two weeks together to laugh and to cry [01:57.89]Two weeks to say hello and goodbye [02:01.91]She gave me this cactus said it's kinda like me [02:05.81]It'll hurt you to hold it but it blooms every [02:10.03] [02:10.57]Spring [02:12.57] [02:18.46]She said I'm on my way back to new mexico [02:22.58]Was gonna scatter her ashes where the desert winds blow [02:27.45]But I came up with a better plan [02:31.17]I'm gonna keep 'em in the bottom of this coffee [02:35.15]Can [02:36.19] [02:36.77]My mama was a tortured soul [02:40.19]But I still love her even though [02:43.87] [02:45.31]She gave me away on the day that I was [02:50.58]Born [02:53.54] [02:54.95]The plane touched down and we both got off [02:58.90] [02:59.41]I took her hand and said sorry for your loss [03:02.98]She said thanks for listening for being here [03:06.43] [03:07.26]I've been wantin' to talk about her for so many [03:10.98]Years [03:12.19]Now I'll probably never see elena again [03:16.26]We met as strangers and parted as friends [03:20.41]As we waved goodbye I was sure of one thing [03:24.36]There'll be a flower on that cactus come next spring