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The Old Man Lyrics

Artist: John McDermott
Album: Old Friends

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 (That was what was wrong whit it erace this)
He was moer 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

(Chorus)
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 walking
By mountain field and stream
And he showed me things
not known to kings
And secret between him and me
Like the colours of the pheasant
As he rises in the dawn
And how to fish and make a wish
Beside the Holly Tree

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

Comments/Interpretations
by joe del broccolo on 5/15/2008 8:57pm Every time this song is sung it tears apart my innards as I remember Dad, "my old man" and what he did for me.It is a great tribute for all Fathers.
by Ben on 6/3/2008 12:23am yes, it is a great song. great tribute. live on pa, live on
by alan donohoe on 7/17/2008 3:47pm my favourite song at the end of the night in the pub

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