Back then you never let me live without the good stuff You came and you saved me about a hundred thousand times I knew that you'd never let the market system take us You were so suspicious of emancipation guns And you took this fool far/ and chased trains with the car Most times I did not understand your reason for flowers I guessed that you tried to see the best in everyone Such patience I remember stringing you along for hours How strange that it was something you valued in a son And you took this fool far/ and chased trains with the car You were the strongest one I know/ and you protected me from the cold