The Greatest Man I Never Knew Lyrics

The greatest man I never knew lived just down the hall And everyday we said hello but never touched at all He was in his paper, I was in my room How was I to know he thought I hung the moon
The greatest man I never knew, came home late every night He never had too much to say, too much was on his mind I never really knew him and now it seems so sad Everything he gave to us took all he had
[ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/the-greatest-man-i-never-knew-lyrics-reba-mcentire.html ] Then the days turned into years And the memories to black and white He grew cold like an old winter wind Blowing across my life
The greatest words I never heard I guess I'll never hear The man I thought could never die is been dead almost a year He was good at business but there was business left to do He never said he loved me guess he thought I knew