back to sleep….

spent the night trackin’ you down…some crazy dream I had…it was a dream right…

yes…

you were on the way to Kentucky…goin’ down there for God knows what…loose women…whiskey…maybe Gold Star chilli…I don’t know…you wouldn’t talk ‘ bout it the whole way back…

dream dad…

yea…it seemed real…as always I had ta’ save your ass from a mess of trouble…got yourself in a real jam with some colored boys down there an’ I had ta’ come up with a solution….

what’dya do pop…

I found ya just in the nick of time…them boys was ‘ bout ta’ slit your throat….pointed that shotgun at ‘ em an’ told ‘ em they best step away from my boy…

this dream dad..

dream hell…spent all night protectin’ our name…just like I always done…

you’re a real hero pop…

shhhhiiiittttt…..weren’t nothin’…dream huh…

go back to sleep pop….go back to sleep…

think I was dreamin’….

shhh….goodnight dad….


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