[Intro: Answering machine message] Hi love its [?] I just wanted to tell you I love you, and thank you for everything you are. You mean a lot to me, you really do. I Love you lots. Talk to you later, bye! [Verse 1] It's been years since you've gone away I can see you in the distant light Eight long years it will be today Oh to see you on the road tonight [Verse 2] Honor and respect is what he'd say Gotta train these kids up right Let your yes be yes and your no be nay Always and never are mostly lies [Climb] Always and never are mostly lies [Chorus] Whoa [Verse 3] I remember our favorite songs We used to sing by the fire's light Out on the dock, these long days Memories they cling so tight [Verse 4] For many years that are to come I'll remember my father's lines I'll tell the stories and sing the songs Of a man who was one of a kind [Climb] Of a man who was one of a kind [Chorus] Whoa [Verse 1] It's been years since you've gone away I can see you in the distant light Eight long years it will be today Oh to see you on the road tonight [Outro] Oh to see you on the road tonight Oh to see you on the road tonight Oh to see you on the road tonight