To Be A Man - Derek Ryan

So long old friend, it’s my time to go

And if I miss you, I’ll never let it show

Fading sunset, your shadow disappears

Hand on my heart, thank you for the years

Though words are never spoken

I’ll be depending on

The silent love of a father and his son

And the gentle hand that guided me

Since my time on earth began

And showed me what it was to be a man

Restless, broken, times of compromise

These tears I cry, have fallen from your eyes

Hold on, slow down, is what you said to me

In time, you’ll learn, what will be will be

Though words are never spoken

I’ll be depending on

The silent love of a father and his son

And the gentle hand that guided me

Since my time on earth began

And showed me what it was to be a man

For the gentle hand that guided me

Since my time on earth began

I’ll do the best I can to be a man

To be a man