My childhood hero died in a crushing way
We attended his funeral the very next day
There were still flowers about and words to say
He left us so early with so much more music to play
Taken before he knew, his song had become a great anthem
He'd say "Mama told me, I’d been born with a silver spoon
Yep, I’d been born with a silver spoon
His young child cried, that little boy blew away his pain
Daddy always told him, he wanted his family, not all the fame
When you comin' home Daddy, the sweet child would often pray
Soon my son, I've gotta entertain the fans, until there are none
You know we’ll be a close-knit family, when I’m all dusted and done
Church speakers turned on, then all in harmony, everybody sings
We all said, "Thanks for the music man, for the joy that it brings
Your lyrics speak to us all, almost the same as the ole kings
Now laid to rest, with paper and pen, as we bow on down
As we left the building, the kids were playing cats in the cradle
And we thought, Wow! Even the young ones feel the beat, yep
For real, Wow! Even the young ones feel the beat
His young child cried, that little boy blew away his pain
Daddy always told him, he wanted his family, not all the fame
When you comin' home, Daddy, the sweet child would often pray
Soon my son, I've gotta entertain the fans, until there are none
You know we'll be a close-knit family, when I’m all dusted and done
Well, one year later, we came together, again
So great to see you all, for those of us that remain
Guys, we all rock to the same beat, while we’re still alive
We shook each others hands, and said our goodbyes
What I'd really like though guys, is to have one more beer
So five hours later, we all agreed to get together every year
His young child cried, that little boy blew away his pain
Daddy always told him, he wanted his family, not all the fame
When you comin' home, Daddy, the sweet child would often pray
Soon my son, I’ve gotta entertain the fans, until there are none
You know we'll be a close-knit family, when I’m all dusted and done
I've aged quite a lot, since those hippy years
I now prefer to sip on shandy, than those heavy beers
I said, “What, speak up”, I can’t hear anything in my ears
They said, we have our problems, like remembering our wives
You forget your recent life, but seem to remember earlier times
But it's sure been nice listening to music with all you guys
It's sure been nice listening to music with you
And as they left the building, one by one, gone before me
The young would grow up, just like me
They would find their own great anthem, just like me
His young child cried, that little boy blew away his pain
Daddy always told him, he wanted his family, not all the fame
When you comin' home, Daddy, the sweet child would often pray
Soon my son, I’ve gotta entertain the fans, until there are none
You know we'll be a close-knit family, when I’m all dusted and done.
Nov 13, 2020
Nov 13, 2020 at 7:26 AM UTC
My childhood hero died in a crushing way
We attended his funeral the very next day
There were still flowers about and words to say
He left us so early with so much more music to play
Taken before he knew, his song had become a great anthem
He'd say "Mama told me, I’d been born with a silver spoon
Yep, I’d been born with a silver spoon
His young child cried, that little boy blew away his pain
Daddy always told him, he wanted his family, not all the fame
When you comin' home Daddy, the sweet child would often pray
Soon my son, I've gotta entertain the fans, until there are none
You know we’ll be a close-knit family, when I’m all dusted and done
Church speakers turned on, then all in harmony, everybody sings
We all said, "Thanks for the music man, for the joy that it brings
Your lyrics speak to us all, almost the same as the ole kings
Now laid to rest, with paper and pen, as we bow on down
As we left the building, the kids were playing cats in the cradle
And we thought, Wow! Even the young ones feel the beat, yep
For real, Wow! Even the young ones feel the beat
His young child cried, that little boy blew away his pain
Daddy always told him, he wanted his family, not all the fame
When you comin' home, Daddy, the sweet child would often pray
Soon my son, I've gotta entertain the fans, until there are none
You know we'll be a close-knit family, when I’m all dusted and done
Well, one year later, we came together, again
So great to see you all, for those of us that remain
Guys, we all rock to the same beat, while we’re still alive
We shook each others hands, and said our goodbyes
What I'd really like though guys, is to have one more beer
So five hours later, we all agreed to get together every year
His young child cried, that little boy blew away his pain
Daddy always told him, he wanted his family, not all the fame
When you comin' home, Daddy, the sweet child would often pray
Soon my son, I’ve gotta entertain the fans, until there are none
You know we'll be a close-knit family, when I’m all dusted and done
I've aged quite a lot, since those hippy years
I now prefer to sip on shandy, than those heavy beers
I said, “What, speak up”, I can’t hear anything in my ears
They said, we have our problems, like remembering our wives
You forget your recent life, but seem to remember earlier times
But it's sure been nice listening to music with all you guys
It's sure been nice listening to music with you
And as they left the building, one by one, gone before me
The young would grow up, just like me
They would find their own great anthem, just like me
His young child cried, that little boy blew away his pain
Daddy always told him, he wanted his family, not all the fame
When you comin' home, Daddy, the sweet child would often pray
Soon my son, I’ve gotta entertain the fans, until there are none
You know we'll be a close-knit family, when I’m all dusted and done.