The Only One

He was always the toughest guy, but he never meant no harm

Looking back, I could see his fate was tattooed on his arm

Playing in the courtyard, always there to be seen

He and my mother, together they were the king and queen

He was the only one who ever really knew

He was the only one, what could I do?

He was the only one who ever showed me how

He was the only one, where is he now?

A decade later at the bus stop, I know I'll never forget

He looked smaller and real wasted as he bummed a cigarette

And he asked me, "How you doing? And how's your mother anyway?"

He was so drunk, we had a fight, he got on that bus and it took him away

He was the only one who ever really knew

He was the only one, what could I do?

He was the only one who ever showed me how

He was the only one, where is he now?

I can still see him standing there just like yesterday

He was the only

Jamming on his blue guitar, giving his secrets away

He was the only

Is it any wonder I feel a little lonely?

He was the one

He's not just the only one, he's the one and only

When I heard about the accident, there was so much left to say

Things I wanted to tell him, and then he left us right away

And I thought about what he meant to me now that his life was done

I never got to tell him, he's still the only one

He was the only one who ever really knew

He was the only one, what could I do?

He was the only one who ever showed me how

He was the only one, where is he now?

You were the only one who ever really knew

You were the only one, what could I do?

You were the only one who ever showed me how

You were the only one

You were the only one

Where are you?

Only one who ever really knew, you were the only one

Now