Don Williams - The answer

^GFor the ^Clife of me Ya know I ^Amcan't recall My ^Ffather giving mighty words of ^Gwisdom But the more I ^Clive I see The greatest ^Amgift of all Is how I ^Falways knew for sure He was ^GListening To a ^Fmillion questions ^CI felt like a ^Gfool to ask When I'd ^Fask him for an ^Canswer He'd just ^Glaugh

And say the ^Fmore I learn the more I learn how ^Clittle that I know But I'm ^Gclose to understanding Just how ^Ffar I have to go ^C We give our ^Amhearts We take our ^Fchances And know the ^Cfool ain't the ^Gone With all the ^Amquestions To tell the ^Ftruth it's someone ^Gwho Believes they have the ^Canswer

In the ye^Cars since then When my ^Amchildren come Pouring ^Fout their hearts This old world ^Ghas broken I do the ^Clistening I see what ^Amgood it does When ^Fless not more is ^Gspoken And when they ^Fpress me hard to ^Ctell them What the ^Ganswer is I re^Fmember well and ^Csimply Offer ^Gthis

And say the ^Fmore I learn the more I learn how ^Clittle that I know But I'm ^Gclose to understanding Just how ^Ffar I have to ^Cgo We give our ^Amhearts We ^Gtake our ^Fchances And know the ^Cfool ain't the ^Gone With all the ^Amquestions To tell the ^Ftruth it's someone ^Gwho Believes they have the ^Canswer

And say the ^Fmore I learn the more I learn how ^Clittle that I know But I'm ^Gclose to understanding Just how ^Ffar I have to ^Cgo We give our ^Amhearts We take our ^Fchances And know the ^Cfool ain't the ^Gone With all the ^Amquestions To tell the ^Ftruth it's someone ^Gwho Believes they have the ^Canswer