Ted Lehman Singer/Songwriter
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Old Man
- Ted Lehman -
The Better I Was
- Ted Lehman -
Old Friends
- Ted Lehman -
I WANT MY MP3
- Ted Lehman -
My Side
- Ted Lehman -
If You Told Me
- Ted Lehman -
Radio
- Ted Lehman -
Mystery Man
- TedLehman -
Waiting
- Ted Lehman -
I Got the Music
- Ted Lehman -
Richmond Avenue
- Ted Lehman -
Richmond Avenue/cover - Wtrem
- Ted Lehman -
Richmond Avenue/cover Bob Savage
- Ted Lehman -
Hard to Get Away
- Ted Lehman -
Betties Song
- Ted Lehman -
Give Your Love
- Ted Lehman -
Give Your Love/Cover - Rhonda Watson
- Ted Lehman -
The Band
- Ted Lehman -
The Band Demo
- Ted Lehman -
Between a Rock
- Ted Lehman -
Waitin' on You
- Ted Lehman -
Street Wise
- Ted Lehman -
Get the Hell Out My Door
- Ted Lehman -
Momma Told Me
- Ted Lehman -
Infidellity
- Ted Lehman -
Live For Today
- Ted Lehman -
The Gift
- Ted Lehman -
The Gift Unplugged
- Ted Lehman -
Superman Fan
- Ted Lehman -
Superman Fan Unplugged
- Ted Lehman -
So In Love With You
- Ted Lehman -
It's About My Life
- Ted Lehman -
No Time To Cry
- Ted Lehman -
No Time To Cry Unplugged
- Ted Lehman -
Fantasy Queen
- Ted Lehman -
Maui Rules
- Ted Lehman -
Last Dance
- Ted Lehman -
Won't Be Your Fool
- Ted Lehman -
Old Blue
- Ted Lehman -
Paranormal
- Ted Lehman -
Party
- Ted Lehman -
Ready For You
- Ted Lehman -
Ready For You Unplugged
- Ted Lehman -
Ready For You/cover Diane Davis
- Ted Lehman -
Cyberspace
- Ted Lehman -
Aviator
- Ted Lehman -
Aviator/Cover Eric Steffensen
- Ted Lehman -
So Low Down Blues
- Ted Lehman -
Mom's Song
- Ted Lehman -
I Want My MP3/cover - Mouth Reliant instrumental
- Ted Lehman -
I Want My MP3/cover - Mouth Reliant
- Ted Lehman -
Just Friends
- Ted Lehman -
Just Friends/cover - Thomas Regin
- Ted Lehman -
Slump
- Ted Lehman -
Think Twice
- Ted Lehman -
20 Years of Memories
- Ted Lehman -
Why
- Ted Lehman -
Go With It
- Ted Lehman -
I Miss You
- Ted Lehman -
It'll Be Alright
- Ted Lehman -
Sing Along
- Ted Lehman -
Life in the 80's
- Ted Lehman -
Stayin' in Time
- Ted Lehman -
Livin on the Fringe
- Ted Lehman -
Indian Summer
- Ted Lehman -
The House Song
- Ted Lehman -
The Past Time
- Ted Lehman -
Don't Like to Say Goodbye
- Ted Lehman -
They Tell Me You Cried
- Ted Lehman -
Bad Daze
- Ted Lehman -
Rainy Day Warning
- Ted Lehman -
Can't Fight the Feeling
- Ted Lehman -
Alpha Blues
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Atomatter
- Ted Lehman -
Bad Man
- Ted Lehman -
Stranger than Truth
- Ted Lehman -
You're Not So Bad Yourself
- Ted Lehman -
Big Top
- Ted Lehman -
Wonderin' Blues
- Ted Lehman -
All You Ever Think About
- Ted Lehman -
All Ready Late
- Ted Lehman -
Hummer Blues
- Ted Lehman -
S.O.B.
- Ted Lehman -
Bad January
- Ted Lehman -
When You Take
- Ted Lehman -
I Love You
- Ted Lehman -
Goddess of the Moon
Pepperwood Greene LIVE - Ted Lehman -
Southbound
Pepperwood Greene LIVE - Ted Lehman -
#1
Pepperwood Greene LIVE - Ted Lehman -
Always Love
Pepperwood Greene LIVE - Ted Lehman -
Either Way You Loose
Pepperwood Greene LIVE - Ted Lehman -
Gods OF The Sky
Pepperwood Greene LIVE - Ted Lehman -
The Hawk
Pepperwood Greene LIVE - Ted Lehman -
The Pastime LIVE
Pepperwood Greene LIVE - Ted Lehman -
Funky Ted
- Ted Lehman -
Go and Get It.
- Ted Lehman -
Hide Away
- Ted Lehman -
Summer Girls
- Ted Lehman -
The Anniversary Song
- Ted Lehman -
Zombie State of Mind
- Ted Lehman
Old Man by Ted Lehman
Lyrics
Old Man
By Ted Lehman (ASCAP) Copyright ©2011
Intro [F-C-D][F-C-G] F-C-G-D][(C-D-G-F-C-G(G-D)][(Bm-Am-G)C-D] or G-D)
When I talk to the younger generation
and their eyes grow wide with fascination
it's so tough to tell them the truth
about the world we imagine in our youth
Many roads lead to many places
no way to know what road your heart graces
flying blind through life, there is no other way
find something sweet, make the most of every day
when we're young we dream of fortune and fame
finding someone to share our life and name
we struggle with our passions and our fears
as the days slowly turn into years
When he was young
my son wanted to be like daddy
I told him "be the best man you can be"
"make time every day to be happy"
"and don't grow up to be a lonely old man like me"
"and don't grow up to be a lonely old man like me"
lonely old man
I'm just another guy
lonely old man
looking to get by
lonely old man
I wound up in a place
lonely old man
I thought I'd never face
About the artist
Ted Lehman hails from Long Island, then Buffalo, New York, where he discovered his fondness for chicken wings and his hatred for the cold. Ted perfected his flashy guitar riffs while performing with the band, Pepperwood Greene in the Western New York Area during the late '70's. Playing mostly original songs by Ted and the other members of the band. His musical styles tend to run from Rock to blues to pop, country and folk. But mostly, Ted's writing and performing influences come from artists like John Prine and Steve Goodman, Bonnie Rait, Robert Johnson, & B.B. King. Groups like The Beatles, the Doors, artists like Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, great performing acts like Little Feat, Santana and Moody Blues. Musical influences as diverse as Frank Zappa, Spirit and The Eagles can be heard in many of Lehman's songwriting efforts.
Ted has been writing & playing music for most of his life. His band "Pepperwood Greene" based out of Buffalo NY, was a vehicle for songwriters to produce their music. After leaving Buffalo Ted moved to Atlanta and, worked for a number of years writing and recording at home. With the advent of MP3 technology and the internet "I finally thought it was time to share all of my recordings both old and new on the web". Ted's internet activity, the quality of his work and his marketing savvy yielded almost 20 other independent artists to cover his songs which can be heard on his charity compilation "Legacy 4 U" (set of 4 CD's). "After spending most of my life writing and recording music I find that I have a rather large archive of written and recorded material. (14 CD's worth) I consider myself a songwriter first and performer and recording artist second." Ted is interested in other artists covering his songs. He is also interested in licensing his compositions and recordings for TV, Film, Advertising, & Video Games.
Liner notes
Review: The song (Old Man) is well structured with universal appeal, to be sure.
Jeff Weber
This is a very intimate song about a parent talking to his or her son. It's about our expectations when we are young changing over the years and to try not to let those changes get in the way of our happiness. The hook says it all
When he was young
my son wanted to be like daddy
I told him "be the best man you can be"
"make time every day to be happy"
"and don't grow up to be a lonely old man like me"
It's got a sweet melody and is a great song to sing with passion and feeling.
Licensing Ideas:
This song would be awesome in a film about family and trying to make sense out of life events. It could also work in a Film or TV show about a man aging and wondering how he got to the place he finds himself in today.
Singers out there, this is a song you should be singing. Especially those of you who perform solo in intimate venues.
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