John J. Blanchard (Album Version)-Anthony Smith

[ti:John J. Blanchard (Album Version)] [ar:Anthony Smith] [al:If That Ain't Country] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.01]John J. Blanchard (Album Version) - Anthony Smith [00:00.02]Written by：Chris Walli [00:00.04] [00:15.01]He had a stroke in'95 [00:17.03] [00:18.44]They thought it best that he reside in a nursing home [00:22.12] [00:28.50]His family vowed they'd never leave him [00:30.85] [00:31.87]Last time they came to see him was three years ago [00:35.96] [00:38.56]He spent his whole life providin' [00:41.29] [00:41.98]Now he was down to relyin' on medicare [00:46.34] [00:52.23]The nurses took a likin' to him [00:54.47] [00:55.26]They'd get his wheelchair out and push him on sunny days [01:00.95] [01:02.36]He couldn't walk he couldn't speak [01:04.47] [01:05.71]Seemed so far outta reach [01:07.86] [01:09.10]But in his mind as far as they knew he could be [01:15.29] [01:16.31]Fly fishin' [01:19.01]Workin' on that Firebird engine [01:21.64] [01:22.30]Runnin' 99 proof moonshine cross the county line [01:27.69] [01:29.02]3 2 1 And ignition off on some space shuttle mission [01:35.08] [01:35.84]Playin' QB for the Cowboys [01:39.42]Getting high on the crowd noise and the bright lights [01:44.15] [01:45.86]'Cause deep inside things were rockin' in the mind [01:50.68] [01:51.76]Of John J Blanchard [01:54.42] [01:59.94]One afternoon in June [02:01.83] [02:03.05]A nurse saw his finger move she bout had a heart attack [02:07.79] [02:13.42]She went screamin' down the hall [02:15.32] [02:16.07]"Hey it's a miracle ya'll I think he's comin' back" [02:20.75] [02:23.95]The doctors all rushed in said [02:26.89]"Do you know what year this is " [02:29.09] [02:30.00]"How many fingers am I holdin' and where've you been " [02:34.57] [02:37.48]And he said [02:38.10] [02:39.31]Fly fishin' [02:41.33] [02:42.07]Workin' on that Firebird engine [02:44.71] [02:45.41]Running 99 proof moonshine cross that county line [02:50.06] [02:52.25]3 2 1 And ignition off on some space shuttle mission [02:58.08] [02:58.90]An playin' QB for the Cowboys [03:02.45]Getting high on the crown noise and the bright lights [03:07.22] [03:08.95]Yeah this time things were rockin' in the mind [03:13.69] [03:14.91]Of John J Blanchard [03:19.46] [03:31.95]He had a stroke in '95 [03:34.02] [03:34.91]They thought it best he reside in a nursing home