I Wanted So

<p>I wanted so to tell that old man, Oh so many things<br/>Like the corn was 10 feet tall, that he had planted in the sping<br/>And the books he&#x27;d ordered came in in the mail just yesterday<br/>But he never said a word and life slowly slipped away<br/><br/>I wanted so to tell him just how much he meant to me<br/>I wanted so to thank him for what he taught me that I could be<br/>I wanted him to know, that his grandchildren all were there<br/>And that his four year old grandson said &quot;Papa, I said a prayer&quot;<br/><br/>I wanted to apologize for always being on the go<br/><br/>For never having enough time to talk about the things that he needed so<br/>I wanted so to tell him &quot;Pop, your loved ones all are here&quot;<br/>But he just lay there with his eyes closed, and I think he shed a knowing tear<br/>Yes, I wanted so to tell that old man, Oh so many things<br/>Like the corn was 10 feet tall, that he had planted in the sping<br/>And the books he&#x27;d ordered came in, in the mail just yesterday<br/>But he never said a word and life just slowly slipped away