The Man I Never Knew

[Verse] In a small town they all gather, with stories to be told, A man taken too early, his memory unfolds, I walk through the door, hearing tales of his life, Wishing I had met him, just one night. [Verse 2] I see faded photographs, a young man full of dreams, A life that could've been, now lost in silent screams, I feel the weight of time, and what we'll never share, Wishing I could sit with him, in an old rocking chair. [Chorus] Goodbye, to the man I never knew, Your stories paint a picture, but your face remains a view, I'll hold the tales I've heard, in the corners of my heart, Though we never got to meet, you'll never be too far. [Verse 3] They say he loved the open road, the song of wind and sky, With a heart that'd help a stranger, and never question why, I walk among the whispers, and I feel a silent bond, For the man I wish I'd known, now forever gone. [Bridge] At sunset by the graveyard, as the sky turns to gray, I whisper to the silence, the words I couldn't say, A life so deeply missed, by those who held him tight, Though I never knew him, I will honor him tonight. [Chorus] Goodbye, to the man I never knew, Your stories paint a picture, but your face remains a view, I'll hold the tales I've heard, in the corners of my heart, Though we never got to meet, you'll never be too far.