The Old Man

The tears have all been shed now We've said our last goodbyes His souls been blessed He's laid to rest And it's now I feel alone He was more than just a father A teacher my best friend And He'll still be heard In the tunes we shared When I play them on my own I never will forget him For he made me what I am Though he may be gone Memories linger on And I miss him, the old man As a boy he'd take me walkin' By mountain field and stream And he showed me things Not known to kings And secret between him and me Like the colours on the pheasant As he rises in the dawn Or how to fish and make a wish Beside a fairy tree I never will forget him For he made me what I am Though he may be gone Memories linger on And I miss him, the old man I thought he'd live forever He seemed so big and strong But the minutes fly And the years roll by For a father and a son And suddenly when it happened There was so much left unsaid No second chance To tell him thanks For everything he's done Oh, I never will forget him For he made me what I am Though he may be gone Memories linger on God I miss him, the old man