Couple More Minutes
Wistful Reflections: A Father-Son Tale Through Time
Lyrics
Little boy out in the yard
Depicts a scene with a young boy playing in the yard.
Playing with his Tonka toy car
Describes the boy playing with a toy car.
When his daddy rolls up and stumbles outta that truck
Introduces the boy's stumbling father arriving in a truck.
Momma's inside cooking up something nice
Mentions the mother cooking something nice inside.
When a tear falls from her eye
Describes a tear falling from the mother's eye.
Daddy stumbles outside an drifts off in the night
Depicts the father stumbling outside and drifting off into the night.
Daddy can I have just a couple more minutes
The boy asks for more time with his father.
Can we throw in a line or two
Suggests shared activities, like fishing and talking.
I can help you work on your truck I can turn a wrench or two
The boy expresses his willingness to help with the father's truck.
Can you tell me why you were mad as hell and why you left that day
The boy seeks understanding about why his father was angry and left.
I've been sitting here wandering and wishing
Expresses the boy's longing for more time with his father.
For a couple more minutes
Reiterates the desire for more moments together.
Little boy turned 18
The boy grows up, turning 18.
Got a truck and some gasoline
Describes the boy having a truck and gasoline.
And his buddys bought him a cold one
Friends buy him a drink, and he sets off in the sun.
Then he set off in the sun
He speeds down the street but crashes into a tree.
He was headed 93 down main street slammed on the breaks
Details the accident at 93 mph on Main Street.
An crashed into tree
The boy begins to sing, expressing gratitude for more time.
Then he began to sing
After the crash, the boy sings about having more moments.
Daddy I'm glad I got a couple more minutes
He echoes the desire for more time with his father.
Can we fish off the pearly gates
Asks if they can fish together in an afterlife scenario.
Can you tell me why you hit my mom and why you left that day
Reiterates the inquiry about the father's actions and departure.
An incase you wanted to know baby brothers fine
Shares that the baby brother is fine.
Momma still holds him close and wipes those tears from his eyes
Describes the mother still caring for the baby brother.
We've been sitting here wandering and wishing
The family continues to wish for more time and understanding.
For a couple more minutes
The boy, now a father, expresses gratitude for time with his son.
Daddy I'm glad I got a couple more minutes
Repeats the desire for more time with the father.
Can we fish off the pearly gates
Suggests a desire to fish together in a symbolic afterlife.
Can you tell me why you hit my mom and why you left that day
Repeats the inquiry about the father's actions and departure.
An incase you wanted to know baby brothers fine
Confirms the well-being of the baby brother.
Momma still holds him close and wipes those tears from his eyes
Highlights the mother's continued care for the baby brother.
We've been sitting here wandering and wishing
Conveys the family's ongoing longing for more time.
For a couple more minutes
Reiterates the theme of wishing for more moments.
I'm out in my yard
The narrator, possibly the boy grown up, is playing with his son.
Playing with my son and his Tonka toy car
Continues the scene of playing with a toy car with the son.
Trying to give him
Expresses the narrator's attempt to give his son more time.
A couple more minutes
Concludes with a final wish for a couple more minutes.
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