Van the Man Lyrics

We journeyed to Belfast

To see the Van the man

Europa hotel, wonderful! Grand

As we talked to the locals, It soon became clear

Not everyone thought t'was a great idea

We were told don't expect to be entertained

He won't say a word, he'll just sing and play

And don't expect him to call out for hits

He'll play what he wants

What he thinks fits for the time

Try to understand Van the man

His mind it don't sit still

He toils each day to bring us joy

So take him as he is

43 albums, as much as Neil Young

With wonderful songs on everyone

A lifetime of work

A soundtrack of life

And never afraid to write a song with a knife

Try to understand Van the man

His mind it don't sit still

He toils each day to bring us joy

So take him as he is

That night we went to see the show

Lovely front row seats

I adored the music and the players

They never missed a beat

I didn't hear my favourite song

But that was quite alright

For me, I had a grand old time

that lovely winter night

Try to understand Van the man

His mind it don't sit still

He toils each day to bring us joy

So take him as he is

The next day on the train we heard

Some ladies and their chat

About the man we all called Van

And what they thought of that

He's a dirty, filthy man they said

He lives close by to me

He sits in the caf with his back to the world

He doesn't want to be seen

So please understand

He's got his own plan

And he don't need you to approve

Try to understand Van the man

His mind it don't sit still

He toils each day to bring us joy

So take him as he is