[00:07.87]My uncle died in a fire on his birthday
[00:15.77]Redneck that he was, burning trash in the yard one day
[00:24.65]On the pile he threw an aerosol can of spray
[00:31.35]And that's how he died in the fire that day
[00:39.28]Before he retired he was a truck driver
[00:45.92]He'd be gone through the winters and all through the summers
[00:54.92]In the winters us kids would order dominoes and watch happy days
[01:02.34]And in the summer we get frogs at the pond and fry up their legs
[01:13.47]My aunt still lives there out in ohio
[01:17.52]I visit her and the autumn air, she makes me smile
[01:27.80]We remember the story of when I was young
[01:35.74]Getting stung by a hornet, she caressed my foot,
[01:40.85]Rubbed baking powder on it
[01:43.80]I was probably five at their home in Nevarre
[01:50.03]My cousin's friend was in the yard playing guitar
[01:58.89]We all gathered round, listened to her play and sing
[02:06.66]And I fell into a trance and knew that one day I'd do the same thing
[02:14.53]My uncle died in a fire on his birthday
[02:21.75]Out by the barn and his old collection of cars
[02:31.20]Third degree burns, a charred up shovel near his hand
[02:37.90]My uncle died a respected man
[02:46.87]I flew out there, I went to his funeral
[02:54.66]It was stormy that day, the sky was deep purple
[03:02.67]And babies were crying, kentucky fried chicken was served
[03:09.99]And that's how he would have wanted it I'm sure
[03:17.73]And after the funeral out there in Nevarre,
[03:24.01]They all gathered round when I picked up a guitar
[03:34.22]They fell into a trance as I sang and I played
[03:42.18]And outside the frogs croaked and the mantises prayed
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