Fureys - The Old Man lyrics

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The tears have all been she'd now

We've said our last goodbyes

His soul's 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 can still be heard in the tunes we shared when

We played them on our 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 walking by mountain field and

Stream,

And he'd show me things not known to kings

A 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 holy 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 rolled 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'd done.

Oh I never will forget him,

For he made me what I am.

Though he may be gone,

Memories linger on.

I miss him,

My old man.