I'm a man who has lived my life alone
In seclusion, confusion, I'm dying, all I wanted was a son

I would take him on my knee, hold him close to me
Provide protection, direction, I'd love him, all I wanted was a son

Well I'd take him to the zoo to see the animals
And I'd buy him lollipops in summertime

And I'd make him paper airplanes, take him to the movies
And give him a quarter when he asked for a dime

I'm a man who has dreamed my whole life away, the day she left me
Only kept me, from giving something living, for the world to remember me