Fantastico Lyrics
1. Fantastico
2. Hold Me Down
Preacher pulled up to the house
said Daddy’d passed away
Mama ran to the backyard
where us children used to play
The swing set he had built us
had lasted many years
Mama held it tightly
Then slowly came the tears
Hold me Down
Hold me Down
Hold me Down
(repeat)
I had just returned from
a stint on foreign shore
Where death was all around me
it was a soldier’s norm
But nothin’ could prepare me
for coming home that year
So I quit the service, I bought a boat
I docked in a Rockport pier
Hold me Down
Hold me Down
Hold me Down
(repeat)
Those places in my memories
they slowly fade away
Sometimes the family visits me
when I drift back in the bay
Their faces all surround me
but I don’t have much to say
I finally got married
took Jenny as my bride
We moved into the old house
where mama had died
Now I sit and watch our children
as they play in the backyard
Where daddy built our swing set
and mama cried so hard
Hold me Down
Hold me Down
Hold me Down
Well, new places and new memories are building every day
But sometimes I still find myself staring at the bay
Then mama brings me back and we’ll watch those children play
At night the Gulf breeze calls me
to shake my blues away
But mama and the children
are all I need today
We’re gonna throw a party
in that old backyard
Where daddy built our swing set
and mama cried so hard
Hold me Down
Hold me Down
Hold me Down
3. Gone, Gone, Gone
You said I was your lover, you said there was no other
Still you’re gone, gone, gone
Til death do us part, from the bottom of your heart
But yer gone, gone, gone
I thought you was my woman, then you started roamin’
I should have known all along
You said I was your lover, you said there was no other
Still you’re gone, gone, gone
You said you’d always be there, but I don’t see you anywhere
But, no yer gone, gone, gone
I just found a note, said that’s all she wrote
And you’re gone, gone, gone
I thought you was my woman, then you started roamin’
I should have known all along
You said I was your lover, you said there was no other
Still you’re gone, gone, gone
You said I was your lover, you said there was no other
Still you’re gone, gone, gone
Til death do us part, from the bottom of your heart
But, yer gone, gone, gone
I thought you was my woman, then you started roamin’
I should have known all along
You said I was your lover, you said there was no other
Still you’re gone, gone, gone
Well, you’re gone, gone gone
Yeah, you're gone, gone, gone
4. Old Blue
I’ve been waiting for the moment
That all our dreams would come true
C’mon girl let’s hit the road together
Pack your things and jump in old blue
San Antone is mighty lonely
Now that it's just us two
I’ll call my friends in Arizona
Try to find some work that I can do
Memories can’t hold me
When I’m with you
So tell your friends you’ll see them later
and jump in old blue
With the blinding sun right before us
I’ll grab your hand and drive on thru
It’ll burn away our pain and sorrow
We’ll be born again in the morning dew
We’ll find a home in Green Lee County
And another highchair in a year or two
Under a dusty cover in the driveway
That’s where you’ll find old blue
Memories can’t hold me
When I’m with you
So pack your bags for Arizona
So pack your bags for Arizona
And jump in old blue
If that don't pan out we'll head for Houston
My brother still lives down there
The family will be glad to see us
Blood always helps when your in despair
Memories can’t hold me
When I’m with you
So pack your dreams for Arizona
pack your dreams for Arizona
pack your dreams for Arizona
And jump in old blue