Old Man's Symphony Songtext
von David Nail

My father plays piano any song you wanna hear
He can′t read music but he'd rather play by ear
I grew up just trying hard to keep up with the man
Hoping one day I could be the leader of the band

I remember growing up not knowing where to lean
Could I ever measure up if I did the music thing?
Never much on singing, he′d just rather play along
Guess that's how I ended up with this microphone


I can hold a guitar but I'll never play the lead
The only way I′m gonna entertain is in these words I sing
I could be famous but I′ll never wish to be
I just long to be a note in the old man's symphony

I moved to Nashville when my friends left for school
Most folks in my hometown said I was a fool
′Cause I could never make it here if my dad never did
Guess there is a part of me that still agrees with them

'Cause I can hold a guitar but I′ll never play the lead
The only way I'm gonna entertain is in these words I sing
I could be famous but I′ll never wish to be
I just long to be a note in the old man's symphony

I could be famous but I'll never wish to be
I just long to be a note in the old man′s symphony