Reluctant hero of the family
His life played out like a tragedy
Music man was all he claimed to be
A flesh of brilliance like a shooting star
Etched in your mind for as long as you are
Give him five minutes, you could feel the music in his heart
Bringing joy to everyone
Taking pride in the work that he'd done
But we never really thought that he'd be gone
I was hoping there'd be just one more song
and now another man
Another good man gone
another man
Another good man gone
Singing melodies that warm my core
Never fittin' into a typical mold
Taking me back to the days of old
Telling tails of life and places he'd been
A profit of sorts to his father would kin
Visit him once and you knew you'd be back
Over and over and over and over again
You know he had a lot of fun
All in all it was a hell of a run
But we never really thought that he'd be gone
I was hoping there'd be just one more son
and now another man
Another good man gone
another man
Another good man gone
Remember how we laughed and how we cried
53 years til his heart grew tired
But he left his mark just like a branding iron
Sometimes still I hear the music play
A warm wind blowing all the clouds away
Lettin' the sunshine bright in the sky on a cold dark winter day
No one stays forever young
Nothin' for sure but the risin' of the sun
But I never really thought that he'd be gone
I was hoping there'd be just one more song
and now another maaaaan
Another good man gone (x4)