Johnny Cash - I Wanted So lyrics

I wanted so to tell that old man
Oh so many things
Like the corn was 10 feet tall
That he had planted in the sping
And the books he'd ordered came in
In the mail just yesterday
But he never said a word
And life slowly slipped away

I wanted so to tell him just
How much he meant to me
I wanted so to thank him for what
He taught me that I could be
I wanted him to know
That his grandchildren all were there
And that his four year
Old grandson said "Papa, i said a prayer"

I wanted to apologize for always
Being on the go
For never having enough time to talk about
The things that he needed so
I wanted so to tell him "Pop
Your loved ones all are here"
But he just lay there with his eyes closed
And I think he shed a knowing tear

Yes, I wanted so to tell that old man
Oh so many things
Like the corn was 10 feet tall
That he had planted in the sping
And the books he'd ordered came in
In the mail just yesterday
But he never said a word and
Life just slowly slipped away