| [00:25.63] |
As my father lay dying I was holding his hand |
| [00:34.13] |
He said "Son, there's one thing you must understand |
| [00:42.13] |
All my life I've been an Almost man |
| [00:49.86] |
Don't make the same mistake as me |
| [00:52.63] |
|
| [00:54.63] |
'Cause I never got to drive a real fast car |
| [01:00.56] |
Or get crazy drunk in a downtown bar |
| [01:06.81] |
I never even got to go that far |
| [01:13.31] |
And there was so much I wanted to see" |
| [01:18.44] |
|
| [01:22.37] |
When he made it back from that terrible war |
| [01:29.06] |
Things were going to be different than they'd been before |
| [01:35.00] |
'Cause he had a family and a lot to live for |
| [01:40.93] |
He got a job and he settled down |
| [01:45.37] |
|
| [01:47.35] |
He worked real hard to keep the family tight |
| [01:53.43] |
Everyday he did what he thought was right |
| [01:59.74] |
But he never got ahead and try as he might |
| [02:05.87] |
He was always just breaking even |
| [02:10.62] |
|
| [02:15.24] |
And before he knew it, it was all too late |
| [02:21.24] |
His time had passed and time can't wait |
| [02:27.23] |
There are some things in life you just can't beat |
| [02:33.61] |
It's fight you're never going to win |
| [02:37.80] |
|
| [02:39.86] |
When he died his ashes were sent through the post |
| [02:45.86] |
And I thought about what he would have wanted the most |
| [02:52.05] |
So I went out and bought that real fast car and I damned the cost |
| [02:57.83] |
I strapped him in and we hit the highway |
| [03:02.67] |
|
| [03:08.05] |
Hey old man now you know how it feels |
| [03:14.42] |
Isn't she just the greatest set of wheels |
| [03:19.67] |
She's a bright red beauty of cool polished steel |
| [03:25.74] |
And we're going to turn some heads today |
| [03:30.17] |
|
| [03:32.11] |
We drove like the wind down to London town |
| [03:38.11] |
And we got crazy drunk and started falling down |
| [03:44.48] |
And when a new day broke and we came around |
| [03:50.04] |
I took him down to look at the sea |
| [03:54.98] |
|
| [03:59.89] |
We stood on Brighton beach, where it all began |
| [04:05.81] |
Where my father's son became a man |
| [04:12.07] |
And I said to him, "Now you can understand |
| [04:18.82] |
What you have meant to me |
| [04:22.64] |
|
| [04:24.39] |
'Cause I got you that ride in a real fast car |
| [04:30.39] |
And we got crazy drunk in a downtown bar |
| [04:36.76] |
And we made it together and we've come this far |
| [04:42.95] |
And I did it all for you" |
| [04:47.39] |
|
| [04:52.07] |
So I'll take that ride when it's given for free |
| [05:00.95] |
And I'll be the man he always wanted to be |
| [05:08.76] |
And if, somewhere, he's looking down on me |
| [05:14.88] |
I know he'll smile and he'll say "You did it, Al" |
| [05:19.32] |
|
| [05:21.44] |
Let's take that drive in a real fast car |
| [05:27.38] |
Let's get crazy drunk in every downtown bar |
| [05:33.69] |
Let's get on the road and follow that golden star |
| [05:39.43] |
And take it all the way to the end |
| [05:45.94] |
Let's get on the road and follow that golden star |
| [05:52.19] |
And take it all the way to the end |
| [05:59.57] |
|
