I just can't remember when he started slipping
From that strong gentle giant he used to be
'Cause now he takes forever just to walk down to the mailbox
And it hurts me so to see him growing weak

But he's almost home
Soon he'll be with mama, that's where he belongs
Oh, how I'm gonna miss him when he's gone
And he's almost home

His old Chevy pickup has already give up
It sits on blocks beneath that walnut tree
And the weeds have taken over out there in his garden
He loves to read but he can hardly see

But he's almost home
Soon he'll be with mama, that's where he belongs
Oh, how I'm gonna miss him when he's gone
And he's almost home

Lord, how I'm gonna miss him when he's gone
And he's almost home