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[00:41.240]He came from so far away he had a telephone without a number
[00:49.030]He came from so far away
[00:56.910]He came from so far away I never saw him drink a drop of water
[01:04.670]He came from so far away
[01:12.410]Well he told me that his mom was Ginger Rogers
[01:20.390]And he said his old man was Fillmore Slim
[01:28.270]And he never raised his voice above a whisper
[01:36.550]But I leaned in to every word he said
[01:40.910]He came from so far away you wouldn't even know it if you saw him
[01:55.830]He kept a picture of a pigeon in his wallet
[02:02.540]Well I dreamed I saw him once on television
[02:15.610]And I thought he'd melt the camera with his eyes
[02:23.440]When they asked him why he wore a mask in public
[02:31.000]He said This is my face it covers my disguise
[02:39.500]He came from so far away
[02:52.140]Couldn't tell a cradle from a coffin
[03:00.040]Never even owned a television
[03:08.410]And the children the children ran up to him and he held them
[03:19.070]He came from so far away