In my fashion I have been a good man

I have loved and I have lost

Ever after I will be remembered

In my fashion, in my way

There have been times, I have seen the reaper

In the bad times, and in the good

I have bent down, I have touched the ground

Saying prayers and touching wood

In my fashion, I have been a father

I have loved and been loved in return

From the ashes, I have kept the homefires

Burning after all was said and done

Now take a look at me

Do I look like the kind of guy

The kinda fool who went to school

And had to stand on a stool,

Because he couldn't come t' terms with a slide rule

Take a look around again

Is it any different now than it was then

In my fashion I have been a good man

I have loved and I have lost

And ever after I will be remembered

In my fashion, in my way