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