Old Man Music

Lyrics

There’s a glove out in the garage
With dirt still in the seams
A Tigers game still playing
On a worn-out TV screen
He could walk into a room
And make everybody smile
Turn a hard day into laughter
Just by staying for awhile

[Pre-Chorus]
He worked those long minimum wage days
Never asked for much
Just wanted his kids beside him
And people he could love

[Chorus]
He was the fun - uncle
The one the kids all knew
The guy who’d make you belly laugh
No matter what you’d been through
With a laugh that filled the whole room
But his heart came shining through
Yeah the world feels a little colder now
Without the fun - uncle in the room

[Verse 2]
NOLAN scoring goals
ELAINA with her art
He talked about those kids so proud
Like they hung the moon at night
Saturday Michigan football
Summer baseball lights
Those little everyday moments
Were the joy inside his life

[Bridge]
Some people leave behind money
Some leave behind a name
But some leave echoes of laughter
That never fade away

[Final Chorus]
He was a father
He was a son
A brother and a friend
The kind of soul you think will stay
Right up until the end
And every life he lifted up
Will carry part of him too
Yeah the world feels a little colder now
Without the fun - uncle in the room

[Outro]
So when you hear somebody laughing loud
Or kids out chasing dreams
Think about the ones we love
And all the joy they bring
And somewhere under Michigan skies
Memories of him come shining through
Yeah the world feels a little colder now
Without the fun - uncle in the room