[ti:The Old Man] [ar:Phil Coulter] [al:Words and Music] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Old Man - Phil Coulter (菲尔·柯尔特) [00:10.85]The tears have all been shed now [00:15.77]We've said our last good byes [00:21.33]His soul's been blessed [00:23.79]He's laid to rest [00:25.88]And it's now I feel alone [00:30.81]He was more than just a father [00:35.78]A teacher my best friend [00:41.57]He can still be heard [00:43.27]In the tunes we shared [00:45.85]When we play them on our own [00:53.22]I never will forget him [00:58.61]For he made me what I am [01:03.71]Though he may be gone [01:05.94]Memories linger on [01:12.60]And I miss him the old man [01:25.35]As a boy he'd take me walking [01:30.14]By mountain field and stream [01:35.81]And he showed me things [01:37.72]Not known to kings [01:40.37]And secret between him and me [01:45.18]Like the colors of the pheasant [01:50.11]As he rises in the dawn [01:55.67]And how to fish and make a wish [02:00.09]Beside the holly tree [02:07.16]I never will forget him [02:12.40]For he made me what I am [02:17.33]Though he may be gone [02:19.45]Memories linger on [02:26.05]And I miss him the old man [02:48.50]I thought he'd live forever [02:53.30]He seemed so big and strong [02:58.92]But the minutes fly [03:00.57]And the years roll by [03:03.04]For a father and a son [03:08.01]And suddenly when it happened [03:12.49]There was so much left unsaid [03:18.16]No second chance [03:20.07]To tell him thanks [03:23.01]For everything he's done [03:29.37]I never will forget him [03:34.43]For he made me what I am [03:39.21]Though he may be gone [03:41.31]Memories linger on [03:48.22]And I miss him the old man