Echoes (Mr. Crooner)

[instrumental intro] [slow build] [Verse] Worn out boots old man walks the line Wrinkles whisper stories time can't find Staring at reflections in the glass night Echoes of a past no one asks outright [Verse 2] Young hearts pass him blinded by their own Thunder in his chest but silence known Memories rust like old forgotten chains Fading into shadows where only pain remains [Chorus] Who knows the man behind the eyes Who catches the tears he never cries Walking through a world so cold and grey They see a mask but not the tale of yesterday [break] [Verse 3] Rusty guitar lays by his bedside chair Strings like lifelines nobody's aware Songs unsung written in his mind's cage Tales of a life they've locked offstage [Bridge] Stars blinkin' truths he's hidden deep inside Moonlight on his path where secrets reside Faces come and go like fleeting shades But in his heart the lonely serenade [Verse 4] Seasons shifted left marks on his soul Years roll by never finding that goal His name's a whisper in a crowded storm Unknown and unseen in a life forlorn [Chorus] Who knows the man behind the eyes Who catches the tears he never cries Walking through a world so cold and grey They see a mask but not the tale of yesterday [fade out] [end]