David Nail, Bo Rinehart, Bear Rinehart - Old Man's Symphony lyrics

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

Oo oo oo oo

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