When my old man he said to me you're growing fast boy there's so much to see You take a wife, new born, a family, he said you'd see when it comes time To be a man to do what's right You'll always find a way to make your way through life When my old man he said to me treat mankind with dignity Start with no one finding someone that you need Wonder where we go, is there really an afterlife Never growing old, going home will free his spirit When my old man he said to me the world moves fast boy with no guarantees Trust in no one till you find someone you believe Then my father past away from this world to a grave Mother earth, sands of time a better place, the afterlife Wonder where we go, is there really an afterlife Never growing old, going home will free his spirit Never ending love, is there hope in the afterlife Reach into my soul, I'll see my dad in the afterlife When my old man was alive he always would teach When my old man was alive he always believed in me He helps shape his son, the man that I've become Then my old man said to me embrace the past Listen son carry on our legacy Then my father passed away from this world to a grave Mother earth, sands of time a better place, the afterlife Wonder where we go, is there really an afterlife Never growing old, going home will free his spirit Never ending love, is there hope in the afterlife Reach into my soul, I'll see my dad in the afterlife