Story Behind The Song

I wrote this song about a man and his young child that I observed once in a crowded restaurant. As I've said before, I write songs from my personal experiences, people that cross my path, that for some reason inspire a song; as this man did. I watched him

Song Description

This is a stranger's view and observation of a man with his young son and the obvious love and commitment shown.

Lyrics

There?s a Man I Know

Lyrics and Music by Mary Ott
Copyright 1988

There?s a Man I Know
Only from a distance
His face hides the resistance,
I know he feels.
In his eyes, I see
The uncertainty,
He could be seventeen,
So thinly he veils.

Pre-Chorus:

Now I know, he?s not alone
There is a child, curled up
In his arms.
The love from this man,
Comes from a place so deep
When he smiles at his son,
This child with charms.

Chorus:

He is afraid,
Of the only thing that touches him.
Could it be, that it?s too much for him?
This love from a child.
But then,
He?s stayed,
When a lesser man would not have dared,
Could have easily gone running scared,
But it?s not his way,
He is here, to stay.

Verse:
There?s a Man I Know
Only from a distance,
His face hides the resistance
I know he feels.

Chorus:

He is afraid,
Of this child who love touches him.
But he is strong,
He sees the light within,
And it is his way,
He is here to stay.