And he said, wow, what a great man, you know, the greatest man I never knew.And he wrote this song.What a song.What a song.The greatest man I never knewLived just down the hallAnd every day we said helloBut never touched at allWell, he was in his paperI was in my roomHow was I to know he thought I hung the moonHow was I to know he thought I hung the moonThe greatest man I never knewCame home late every nightHe never had too much to sayToo much was on his mindAnd I never really knew himToo much was on his mindAnd now it seems so sadEverything he gave to usIt took all he hadAnd then the days turned into yearsAnd the memories to black and whiteHe grew cold like an old winter windBlowing across my lifeThe greatest words I never heardI guess I'll never hearThe man I thought I knewI guess I'll never hearThe man I thought I knewHe could never dieHe's been dead almost a yearAnd he was good at businessBut there was business left to doBut there was business left to doHe never said he loved meHe never said he loved meI guess he thought I knewthought I knew.Yeah.