The Last Time I Saw Slim

The last time I saw Slim

He was standing in his drive

I had a fair idea

This was our last goodbye

That old familiar wave

The final one I'd see

He was in my rear-view mirror

As I turned the key

And I thought about the first time

When I was thirteen

He stepped out in the lights

Best show I'd ever seen

And I was captivated

Sitting up there in the stands

And twelve years later I was playing

Fiddle in his band

I shook his hand farewell

And then I walked away

I'll see you on the road

Was what I heard him say

Yeah the last time I saw Slim

That's what he said to me

Well I'm still out on the road

And I reckon he can see

The last time I saw Slim

We were talking in the sun

And I was listening to a voice

I'd heard since I was young

As a kid I loved his shows

In a theatre or a hall

But the shows I saw from on the stage

Were the best of all

The final show we played

He was like a fireball

He ran out for his encore

And gave the crowd his all

And that kid from Nulla Nulla

Who went out on a limb

Was standing in the driveway

The last time I saw Slim

I shook his hand farewell

And then I walked away

I'll see you on the road

Last thing I heard him say

Well I've got that tar beneath me

Out where he loved to be

Yeah I'm still out on the road

And I reckon he can see