Was trying to make a buck playing on the street
When I met this man from India
He started telling me about his life
And why he left home so young
Found a new home in the British Empire
Which he served over fourty years
And would jump from planes with a parachute
Knowing that he might die
He was standing there right in front of me
Listening while I sing
He should know how much he's given me
Where do I begin
Old man you've been blessed
A life with tears and with happiness
Who you met, who you loved
Your story needs to be told
There ain't much you've missed
Some were killed and some were kissed
From Singapore to London
You hitchhiked in 1996
In 1996
Some of the countries he was stationed in
Have ever since even changed their name
Where the weather was hot and where it was cold
He'd go whereever he was told
Had a beautiful girl in Sweden
By the look in his eyes
She must have been nice
Wonders sometimes how his life would have been
If he had stayed with her
He was standing there right in front of me
Listening while I sing
He should know how much he's given me
Where do I begin
Old man you've been blessed
A life with tears and with happiness
Who you met, who you loved
Your story needs to be told
There ain't much you've missed
Some were killed and some were kissed
From Singapore to London
You hitchhiked in 1996
Old man you've been blessed
A life with tears and with happiness
Who you met, who you loved
Your story needs to be told
There ain't much you've missed
Some were killed and some were kissed
From Singapore to London
You hitchhiked in 1996