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Years ago I knew a man |
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He was my mother's biggest fan |
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We used to walk beside the sea |
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And he'd tell how my life would be |
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When I grew up to be a man |
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Years ago we used to play |
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He used to laugh when I ran away |
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But when I fell and hurt my knee |
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He used to come and comfort me |
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And the pain would go away |
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Years ago I knew a boy |
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He was his daddy's pride and joy |
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But when the daddy went away |
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It was such a rainy day |
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That he brought out all his toys |
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Now the momma did explain |
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Trying to take away the pain |
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He just couldn't understand |
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That his father was not a man |
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And it all was just a game |
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Years have passed and so have I |
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Making it hard to cry |
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And if and when I have a son |
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Let it all be said and done |
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Let all that sadness pass him by |