The Greatest Man I Never Knew

The greatest man I never knew

ðə ˈɡreɪɾəst ˈmæn ˈaɪ ˈnɛvɚ ˈnu

Lived just down the hall

ˈlɪvd ˈdʒʌst ˈdaʊn ðə ˈhɑɫ

And everyday we said hello

ənd ˈɛvriˌdeɪ ˈwi ˈsɛd həˈloʊ

But never touched at all

ˈbʌt ˈnɛvɚ ˈtʰʌtʃt ət ˈɑɫ

He was in his paper

ˈhi ˈwəz ˈɪn ˈhɪz ˈpʰeɪpɚ

I was in my room

ˈaɪ ˈwəz ˈɪn ˈmaɪ ˈrum

How was I to know he thought I hung the moon

ˈhaʊ ˈwəz ˈaɪ ˈtʰu ˈnoʊ ˈhi ˈθɑt ˈaɪ ˈhʌŋ ðə ˈmun

The greatest man I never knew

ðə ˈɡreɪɾəst ˈmæn ˈaɪ ˈnɛvɚ ˈnu

Came home late every night

ˈkʰeɪm ˈhoʊm ˈleɪt ˈɛvrɪ ˈnaɪt

He never had too much to say

ˈhi ˈnɛvɚ ˈhæd ˈtʰu ˈmʌtʃ ˈtʰu ˈseɪ

Too much was on his mind

ˈtʰu ˈmʌtʃ ˈwəz ˈɑn ˈhɪz ˈmaɪnd

I never really knew him

ˈaɪ ˈnɛvɚ ˈriəlɪ ˈnu ˈhɪm

Oh now it seems so sad

ˈoʊ ˈnaʊ ˈɪt ˈsimz ˈsoʊ ˈsæd

Everything he gave to us took all he had

ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ˈhi ˈɡeɪv ˈtʰu ˈʌs ˈtʰʊk ˈɑɫ ˈhi ˈhæd

Then the days turned into years

ˈðɛn ðə ˈdeɪz ˈtʰɝnd ˈɪntu ˈjɪrz

And the memories to black and white

ənd ðə ˈmɛmɚriz ˈtʰu ˈblæk ənd ˈwaɪt

He grew cold like an old winter wind

ˈhi ˈɡru ˈkʰoʊɫd ˈlaɪk ən ˈoʊɫd ˈwɪntɚ ˈwɪnd

Blowing across my life

ˈbloʊɪŋ əˈkrɑs ˈmaɪ ˈlaɪf

The greatest words I never heard

ðə ˈɡreɪɾəst ˈwɝdz ˈaɪ ˈnɛvɚ ˈhɝd

I guess I’ll never hear

ˈaɪ ˈɡɛs ˈaɪəɫ ˈnɛvɚ ˈhɪr

The man I thought could never die

ðə ˈmæn ˈaɪ ˈθɑt kəd ˈnɛvɚ ˈdaɪ

He’s been dead almost a year

ˈhiz ˈbɪn ˈdɛd ˈɑɫˌmoʊst ə ˈjɪr

He was good at business

ˈhi ˈwəz ˈɡʊd ət ˈbɪznəs

But there was business left to do

ˈbʌt ˈðɛr ˈwəz ˈbɪznəs ˈlɛft ˈtʰu ˈdu

He never said he loved me

ˈhi ˈnɛvɚ ˈsɛd ˈhi ˈlʌvd ˈmi

Guess he thought I knew

ˈɡɛs ˈhi ˈθɑt ˈaɪ ˈnu

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