ME AND MY DAD [ country ]      ‘Bout the same time each year at the rise of summer’s sun      We’d head home to the family farm for some family vacation fun      Back to where my dad was raised in Walker County, proud and true      Me an’ my mom, my dad, little brother an’ sister too      Me an’ my dad, we’d go fishin’, talk all about my ambition      Lately I’ve been wishin’ for all those best times we once had      Down home on the family farm, me an’ my dad      Now I’ve long since have grown, my dad lives in a home      Gran'dad’s long since passed on an' the family farm’s long gone      We work hard but can’t make ends meet an’ afford vacation, too      Me an’ my son, his mom, little brother an’ sister Sue      He an’ his dad would like to go fishin’, talk all about his ambition      Yeah, we’ve both long been missin’ all those best times we never had      Down home on the family farm, he an’ his dad      Now this hope remains in me, away from home, workin’ day an’ night      That the circle will remain unbroken underneath these harsh city lights      And someday we’ll all go fishin’, laugh all about our ambition      Never again to be missin’ all those best times we wish we had      Gran'dad, my son, his mom, little brother an’ sister Sue      My brother, sister, too and me an’ my dad * * For Thomas Johnson, Sr..."down home on the family farm"; Walker County, Alabama.             Copyright © 2006 by Richard Aberdeen Copyright © 2007 by Freedom Tracks Music No part of this material may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including printing, photocopying, recording or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher and signed by the author.  Inquiries: Freedom Tracks Music ~ Records, 292 Trails Circle, Nashville, TN 37214 or requested via eMail.  Essays entitled Revolution and Revolution -- Side B are open copyright and may be reproduced or utilized as often as one likes.