Fish Evans

By Bob Fisher
11/26/03

FRIDAY NIGHT,WIFE OUTTA TOWN

NOT MUCH TO DO JUST SITTIN AROUND

DOG'S ARE SLEEPIN I'M IN THE DEN

WATCHIN T.V.CLOCK STRIKIN TEN

SO I WALKED TO THE CLOSET OPENED THE DOOR

LOOKED DOWN WAS A BOX SITIN THERE ON THE FLOORI

I STOOPED OVER AND LOOKED IN IT TO SEE

AND THERE WAS A BUNCH OF OLD TAPES OF MINE FROM DIAMOND P

SO I PICKED THE BOX UP,TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEN

PUT A TAPE IN THE PLAYER ,SUDDENLY IT WAS 1980 AGAIN

HERE COME'STHE MUSIC THAT STARTED THE SHOW

AND YOU KNEW IN A MINUTE EVANS WOULD SAY HELLO

HE'D TELL YOU THEWHERE THE RACE WAS ,THE CLIMATE AND SUCH

AND YOU COULD ASK HIM A QUESTION ABOUT THE MOTOR AND CLUTCH

HE WAS RESPECTED BY THE RACERS ,HE COULD RELATE TO THE FAN'S

IN MOTORSPORT'S REPORTING HE WAS THE MAN

SO AS I WATCHED THE CAR'S AND HISTORY ROLE BY

I STARTED TO FEEL A TEAR IN MY EYE

CAUSE THERE WERE OLD FRIEND'S THAT WERE NO LONGER HERE

AND MADE ME FEEL SAD FOR THE GOOD FOLK'S WE'VE LOST OVER THE YEAR'S

BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT

IT WAS EVAN'S REPORTIN WHILE IN THE BACKGROUND A FUNNY CAR WAS DOIN A BURN-OUT

PAINT THAT PICTUREOF A RACE AS ONLY HE COULD

BUT SADLY THOSE PICTURE'S ARE GONE FOR GOOD

BUT IT'S BEEN 3 YEAR'S SINCE EVANS IS GONE

BUT I'LL NEVER FORGET THE TRIBUTE TO EVAN'S FORCE PUT ON

OUTSIDE THAT NIGHT AT THE MEMORIAL TENT

TWO FUNNY CAR'S IDLINING,AND THE NITRO THEY SPENT

FOGGED OVER THE ROOF INTO THE NIGHT AIR IT WENT

BUT IF YOU COULD ASK FVAN'S THE TRIBUTE,WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THAT ?

HE'D PROABLY SAY FIND SEVEN MORE PAIR'S AND HE'D FIND A TRACK

WELL THETAPE STOPPED DIAMOND-P'S OFF THE AIR

BUT I'LL BET EVAN'S IS WALKIN AROUND REPORTIN SOMEWHERE

IT SURE WOULD BE COOL IF EVAN'S WAS BACK

CAUSE WE SURE MISS HIM AT THE END OF THE TRACK

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