John McDermott - The Old Man lyrics

The tears have all been shed now

We've said our last good-bye

His soul's been blessed and he's laid to rest

And it's now I feel alone

He was more than just a father

A teacher, my best friend

He can still be heard in the tunes we shared

When we play them on our own

I never will forget him for he made me what I am

Though he may be gone, memory lingers on

And I miss him

The old man

As a boy he'd take me walking

By mountain, field and stream

And he showed me things not known to kings

And secret between him and me.

Like the colors of the pheasant

As he rises in the dawn

And how to fish and make a wish

Beside the holly tree

I never will forget him for he made me what I am

Though he may be gone, memory lingers on

And I miss him

The old man

I thought he'd live forever

'Cause he seemed so big and strong

But the minutes fly and the years roll by

For a father and his son

And suddenly when it happened

There was so much left unsaid

No second chance to tell him thanks

For everything he's done

I never will forget him for he made me what I am

Though he may be gone, memory lingers on

And I miss him

My old man