Uncle John Lyrics

He loved the mountains the sunny skies rainy days and stormy nights

And sage brush blowin' in the wind

Took care of Grandma until she died-a loving son by his mother's side

But now with her gone—he was free

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He was a man who had a plan to finally set himself free

From the secrets alive in the closets inside

To become who he wanted to be

West Texas called his name

He left for the Southwest plains

In his T-Bird he was gone

I miss Uncle John

He sold trinkets, little toys, shoe laces for girls and boys

And heard the nightlife call his name

Hung out with other men like him

His secret faded with the wind

And one by one—the family learned

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He was taken in his prime without a cure and no reason why

And memories are all I have

His best friends were my Jane and me

We'd give anything for him to see

The families we both have

He was a man and now he has finally set himself free

From the secrets alive in the closets inside

To become who he wanted to be

The Good Lord called his name

He left one autumn day-and that moment he was gone—I miss Uncle John