Song Description

song about fatherly advice

Lyrics

WORDS OF WISDOM

THERES AN OLD MAN SITTING IN HIS ROOM BEHIND AN OPEN DOOR
HIS SON IS SITTING NEXT TO HIM AND HIS DOG SLEEPS ON THE FLOOR
AND THERES NOT MUCH BEING SPOKEN CAUSE THE EYES CAN SAY SO MUCH
AND SILENCE IS JUST BROKEN BY THE BREEZE?S GENTLE TOUCH

HE SAYS ?DAD I?M FEELING LATELY THAT MY LIFE HAS COME UNGLUED
I LOST MY JOB LATE LAST WEEK?AND NOW THE BABY?S DUE?
AND HE SITS THERE AND HE WAITS FOR HIS FATHERS SOFT REPLY
AND HIS WORDS THAT HE CAN COUNT ON TO REASSURE
- CAUSE HE?S BEEN THERE BEFORE

CH:WORDS OF WISDOM FROM TO THE SON FROM THE FATHER
ARE HANDED DOWN EACH DAY
WORDS OF WISDOM TO THE SON FROM THE FATHER
AND IT?S ALWAYS BEEN THIS WAY

(HE SAYS) ?SON I?VE BEEN THROUGH ALL OF THIS AND I?VE SEEN SO MUCH MORE
I?VE SEEN THE BEST THAT MEN CAN DO I?VE SEEN THE WORST OF WAR
AND THE PROBLEMS THAT I?VE HAD THAT GAVE ME FEAR AND DOUBT
AT THE TIME SEEMED SO IMPORTANT BUT NOW I CANT RECALL WHAT THEY WERE ALL ABOUT

BRIDGE:I?VE BEEN TOLD THAT YOUR DECISIONS SHOULD BE BASED UPON RELIGION
BUT I NEVER REALLY FOUND IT THAT WAY
IF YOU FIND SOME RULES TO LIVE BY YOU WILL FIND THAT YOU CAN GET BY
IF YOU FOLLOW THEM EVERY DAY


AND I?VE HAD ALL THE MONEY THAT A MAN COULD EVER NEED
BUT THAT COULD NOT BUY THE FEELING OF A SINGLE KINDLY DEED
AND I?VE FOUND THAT THINGS OF BEAUTY ARE OFTEN PAPER THIN
AND THE HARDEST PART OF A JOURNEY IS NOT THE END
BUT KNOWING HOW TO BEGIN