he had a stroke in 95 they thought it best that he reside in a nursing home his family vowed they d never leave him last time they came to see him was three years ago he spent his whole life providin now he was down to relyin on medicare the nurses took a likin to him they d get his wheelchair out and push him on sunny days he couldn t walk he couldn t speak seemed so far outta reach but in his mind as far as they knew he could be fly fishin workin on that firebird engine runnin 99 proof moonshine cross that county line 3 2 1 and ignition off on some space shuttle mission playin qb for the cowboy s getting high on the crowd noise and the bright lights cause deep inside things were rockin in the mind of john j blanchard one afternoon in june a nurse saw his finger move she bout had a heart attack went screamin down the hall hey it s a miracle ya ll i think he s comin back the doctors all rushed in said do you know what year this is how many fingers am i holdin and where ve you been and he said fly fishin workin on that firebird engine runnin 99 proof moonshine cross that county line 3 2 1 and ignition off on some space shuttle mission an playin qb for the cowboy s getting high on the crowd noise and the bright lights yeah all this time things were rockin in the mind of john j blanchard he had a stroke in 95 they thought it best that he reside in a nursing home