Tall old man with quiet ways
Gentle and kind
His hands so rough
His heart so soft

He had the sharpest mind
Poor old man
Now your mind is gone
But my love is unbroken
My eyes light up, I hear your voice
The words you had spoken
The words you had spoken

You’ve got my heart, old man
You’ve got my soul in your hands, old man
I had the time of my life, old man
When you showed me the world through your eyes
So much I learnt I’ll never forget
You dried my tears when I was upset
Old man, we might, we might be apart
But you’re always in my heart

Poor old man gone round the twist
They speak with muffled voice
They pat your head
Wipe your mouth
As if you’d any choice
Consoling eyes pierce your soul
Thoughtless comments spoken
A fragile heart, once so warm
Slowly being broken
Slowly being broken

Oh, I’ll never forget, the times, the times we had
In the fields and walking through woods
You knew all the birds’, and all the trees’names
And I’ll never forget our games
Let me tell you, let me tell you, I couldn’t do without you