Contradictions of a good man

[Intro] [Verse] This is the story of a soldier of his time who was a left-winger a peaceful man who was skilled with arms. Many local elders might well talk about he was a posh guy who worked hard in a mine from sun up to sun down. [Chorus] And he was a friend of mine, he always lent me a hand, he watched for me all the time. My father was a good man. [Verse] He looked like a shy and quiet man who talked a lot to so many people, a serious-looking man who made everyone laugh. There, where one met him, he really wore cheap clothes, but shone as an elegant man, He admired female beauty and had got only sons. [Chorus] And he was a friend of mine, he always lent me a hand, he watched for me all the time. My father was a good man. [Chorus] And he was a friend of mine, he always lent me a hand, he watched for me all the time. My father was a good man. [Verse] But in private, he played a brave soldier who was often afraid of pain, a complainer who said he never felt a sore. Yeah, this is the story of an old man who was seen young in the mirror, a sportsman who just liked to go for a walk. [Chorus] And he was a friend of mine, he always lent me a hand, he watched for me all the time. My father was a good man. [Outro] A friend of mine, lent me a hand, watched for me. Yes, he was a good man. [End]