Verse 1
There’s a picture on a wall of a man I almost know,
And his hand rest on the shoulder of my mother.
It was taken long ago before they flew to Australia,
Faraway from the old Shamrock shore.

Chorus #1
And I wish I could hold him, so he’d understand
How much I’ve loved him and what it means to be a man.
And a tear sometimes falls when I look in those eyes
For I see myself in the eyes of my father.

Verse 2
And I know he was a never a rambling man
For his heart it never left home.
And a flowing glass he often drained
But it only made him feel more alone.

Chorus #2
For he always told me that a man must be tough
For this world will hurt you if you don’t have stuff.
And a tear sometimes falls when I look in those eyes
As I see myself in the eyes of my father.

Verse 3
Some men they are born while others made
Some have gambled and lost and some have gained.
And it’s taken so long to almost understand
That I am more like father than ever.

Chorus #1

And I wish I could hold him, so he’d understand
How much I’ve loved him and what it means to be a man.
And a tear sometimes falls when I look in those eyes
For I see myself in the eyes of my father.

Vincent Cross ©

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