I Wanted So to tell that old man,
Like the corn was 10 feet tall,
that he had planted in the sping
And the books he'd ordered came in
in the mail just yesterday
But he never said a word and
I Wanted So to tell him just
I Wanted So to thank him for what
he taught me that I could be
that his grandchildren all were there
And that his four year old grandson said "Papa,
I wanted to apologize for
For never having enough time to talk
about the things that he needed so
I Wanted So to tell him "Pop,
your loved ones all are here"
But he just lay there with his eyes closed,
and I think he she'd a knowing tear
Yes, I Wanted So to tell that old man,
Like the corn was 10 feet tall,
that he had planted in the sping
And the books he'd ordered came in,
in the mail just yesterday
But he never said a word and
life just slowly slipped away
