The greatest man I never knew  Lived just down the hall  And everyday we said hello  But never touched at all  He was in his paper  I was in my room  How was I to know he thought I hung the moon    The greatest man I never knew  Came home late every night  He never had too much to say  Too much was on his mind  I never really knew him  And now it seems so sad  Everything he gave to us took all he had    Then the days turned into years  And the memories to black and white  He grew cold like an old winter wind  Blowing across my life    The greatest words I never heard  I guess I'll never hear  The man I thought would never die  S'been dead almost a year  He was good at business  But there was business left to do  He never said he loved me  Guess he thought I knew    these lyrics are submitted by Barbara