Years Ago I Knew A Man
He Was My Mother's Biggest Fan
We Used To Walk Beside The Sea
And He'd Tell How My Life Would Be
When I Grew Up To Be A Man
Years Ago We Used To Play
He Used To Laugh When I Ran Away
But When I Fell And Hurt My Knee
He Used To Come And Comfort Me
And The Pain Would Go Away

Years Ago I Knew A Boy
He Was His Daddy's Pride And Joy
But When The Daddy Went Away
It Was Such A Rainy Day
That He Brought Out All His Toys
Now The Momma Did Explain
Trying To Take Away The Pain
He Just Couldn't Understand
That His Father Was Not A Man
And It All Was Just A Game

Years Have Passed And So Have I
Making It Hard To Cry
Andif And When I Have A Son
Let It All Be Said And Done
Let All That Sadness Pass Him By