old man's symphony

my father plays piano, any song you wanna hear, he can read music, but he'd rather play by ear, i grew up just trying hard, to keep up with the man, hoping one day i could be, the leader of the band, i remember growing up, not knowing where to lean, could i ever measure up, if i did the music thing, never much on singing, he'd just rather play along, guess that's how i ended up, with this microphone, i can hold a guitar, but i'll never play the lead, the only way i'm gonna entertain, is in these words i sing, i could be famous, but i'll never wish to be, i just wanna be an ode, in the old man's symphony, i moved to nashville, when my friends left for school, most folks in my hometown, said i was a fool, cause i can never make it here, if my dad never did, guess there is a part of me, that still agrees with them, cause i can hold a guitar, but i'll never play the lead, the only way i'm gonna entertain, is in these words i sing, i could be famous, but i'll never wish to be, i just wanna be an ode, in the old man's symphony, i could be famous, but i'll never wish to be, i just long be an ode, in the old man's symphony