The Answer-Don Williams

[00:00.70]The Answer - Don Williams [00:07.70] [00:14.30]O're the life of me [00:16.18] [00:17.89]Ya know I can't recall [00:19.42] [00:21.79]My father giving mighty words of wisdom [00:26.30] [00:27.97]But the more I live I see [00:30.25] [00:31.82]The greatest gift of all [00:33.69] [00:35.48]Is how I always knew for sure [00:38.41] [00:39.37]He was Listening [00:40.36] [00:42.65]To a million questions [00:44.98]I felt like a fool to ask [00:48.34] [00:49.73]When I'd ask him for an answer [00:52.61] [00:53.58]He'd just laugh [00:54.43] [00:56.76]And say the more I learn the more [00:59.79]I learn how little that I know [01:03.02] [01:04.23]But I'm close to understanding [01:06.31] [01:07.89]Just how far I have to go [01:10.27] [01:10.92]We give our hearts [01:12.50] [01:14.39]We take our chances [01:15.73] [01:18.05]And know the fool ain't the one [01:20.83] [01:21.56]With all the questions [01:22.90] [01:25.08]To tell the truth it's someone who [01:29.98] [01:31.40]Believes they have the answer [01:33.54] [01:46.74]In the years since then [01:48.72] [01:50.50]When my children come [01:52.04] [01:53.94]Pouring out their hearts [01:55.72] [01:56.45]This old world has broken [01:58.18] [02:00.70]I do the listening [02:02.42] [02:04.17]I see what good it does [02:06.37] [02:08.39]When less not more is spoken [02:12.83] [02:15.07]And when they press me hard to tell them [02:18.38] [02:19.08]What the answer is [02:20.64] [02:22.43]I remember well and simply [02:24.95] [02:26.05]Offer this [02:26.71] [02:29.14]And say the more I learn the more [02:32.23]I learn how little that I know [02:35.41] [02:36.80]But I'm close to understanding [02:38.78] [02:40.45]Just how far I have to go [02:42.56] [02:43.41]We give our hearts [02:44.88] [02:46.89]We take our chances [02:48.28] [02:50.49]And know the fool ain't the one [02:53.16] [02:53.92]With all the questions [02:55.33] [02:57.58]To tell the truth it's someone who [03:02.48] [03:03.80]Believes they have the answer [03:06.19] [03:08.36]And say the more I learn the more [03:11.44]I learn how little that I know [03:14.70] [03:15.83]But I'm close to understanding [03:17.92] [03:19.47]Just how far I have to go [03:21.76] [03:22.46]We give our hearts [03:23.83] [03:26.00]We take our chances [03:27.33] [03:29.54]And know the fool ain't the one [03:32.47] [03:33.13]With all the questions [03:34.56] [03:36.70]To tell the truth it's someone who [03:41.59] [03:42.95]Believes they have the answer [03:45.70]