A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How)
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For the longest time, he was the kind that just didn't understand
Hard to read and hard to please
Yeah, that was my old man
On the day I left for college, it was nothing new
We never had that heart-to-heart
He had too much to do
He checked the air in my tires
The belts and all the spark plug wires
Said, "When was the last time you had this oil changed?"
And as I pulled out the drive
He said, "Be sure and call your mom sometime"
And I didn't hear it then, but I hear it now
He was saying "I love you" the only way he knew how
A hundred twenty thousand miles
Six years down the road
A brand-new life and a brand-new wife
We'd just bought our first home
When he finally came to visit
I thought he'd be so proud
He never said he liked the place
He just got his tool belt out
And put new locks on the doors
Went back and forth to the hardware store
Said, "Come and hold this flashlight"
As he crawled beneath the sink
And "These old wires ain't up to code
And that circuit box is gonna overload"
And I didn't hear it then, but I hear it now
He was saying "I love you" the only way he knew how
Last Sunday we all gathered for his 65th birthday
And I knew he'd stiffen up, but I hugged him anyway
When it was finally time to say goodbye
I knew what was next
Just like he always did right before we left
He checked the air in my tires
The belts and all the spark plug wires
Said, "When was the last time you had this oil changed?"
And as I pulled out the drive
He said, "Be sure and call your mom sometime"
Wish I knew then, but I know now
He was saying "I love you"
The only way he knew how
Hard to read and hard to please
Yeah, that was my old man
On the day I left for college, it was nothing new
We never had that heart-to-heart
He had too much to do
He checked the air in my tires
The belts and all the spark plug wires
Said, "When was the last time you had this oil changed?"
And as I pulled out the drive
He said, "Be sure and call your mom sometime"
And I didn't hear it then, but I hear it now
He was saying "I love you" the only way he knew how
A hundred twenty thousand miles
Six years down the road
A brand-new life and a brand-new wife
We'd just bought our first home
When he finally came to visit
I thought he'd be so proud
He never said he liked the place
He just got his tool belt out
And put new locks on the doors
Went back and forth to the hardware store
Said, "Come and hold this flashlight"
As he crawled beneath the sink
And "These old wires ain't up to code
And that circuit box is gonna overload"
And I didn't hear it then, but I hear it now
He was saying "I love you" the only way he knew how
Last Sunday we all gathered for his 65th birthday
And I knew he'd stiffen up, but I hugged him anyway
When it was finally time to say goodbye
I knew what was next
Just like he always did right before we left
He checked the air in my tires
The belts and all the spark plug wires
Said, "When was the last time you had this oil changed?"
And as I pulled out the drive
He said, "Be sure and call your mom sometime"
Wish I knew then, but I know now
He was saying "I love you"
The only way he knew how
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:10.93] For the longest time, he was the kind that just didn't understand
[00:17.29] Hard to read and hard to please
[00:19.58] Yeah, that was my old man
[00:22.77] On the day I left for college, it was nothing new
[00:28.45] We never had that heart-to-heart
[00:31.40] He had too much to do
[00:35.03] He checked the air in my tires
[00:38.44] The belts and all the spark plug wires
[00:41.46] Said, "When was the last time you had this oil changed?"
[00:46.59] And as I pulled out the drive
[00:49.38] He said, "Be sure and call your mom sometime"
[00:52.60] And I didn't hear it then, but I hear it now
[00:57.49] He was saying "I love you" the only way he knew how
[01:06.28]
[01:15.66] A hundred twenty thousand miles
[01:18.54] Six years down the road
[01:20.99] A brand-new life and a brand-new wife
[01:24.09] We'd just bought our first home
[01:26.73] When he finally came to visit
[01:29.30] I thought he'd be so proud
[01:32.76] He never said he liked the place
[01:35.49] He just got his tool belt out
[01:38.87] And put new locks on the doors
[01:41.99] Went back and forth to the hardware store
[01:45.24] Said, "Come and hold this flashlight"
[01:48.40] As he crawled beneath the sink
[01:50.61] And "These old wires ain't up to code
[01:53.49] And that circuit box is gonna overload"
[01:56.61] And I didn't hear it then, but I hear it now
[02:01.62] He was saying "I love you" the only way he knew how
[02:10.90] Last Sunday we all gathered for his 65th birthday
[02:16.73] And I knew he'd stiffen up, but I hugged him anyway
[02:22.55] When it was finally time to say goodbye
[02:25.61] I knew what was next
[02:28.42] Just like he always did right before we left
[02:35.12] He checked the air in my tires
[02:38.15] The belts and all the spark plug wires
[02:41.02] Said, "When was the last time you had this oil changed?"
[02:46.56] And as I pulled out the drive
[02:49.20] He said, "Be sure and call your mom sometime"
[02:52.69] Wish I knew then, but I know now
[02:57.05] He was saying "I love you"
[03:10.48] The only way he knew how
[03:14.49]
[00:17.29] Hard to read and hard to please
[00:19.58] Yeah, that was my old man
[00:22.77] On the day I left for college, it was nothing new
[00:28.45] We never had that heart-to-heart
[00:31.40] He had too much to do
[00:35.03] He checked the air in my tires
[00:38.44] The belts and all the spark plug wires
[00:41.46] Said, "When was the last time you had this oil changed?"
[00:46.59] And as I pulled out the drive
[00:49.38] He said, "Be sure and call your mom sometime"
[00:52.60] And I didn't hear it then, but I hear it now
[00:57.49] He was saying "I love you" the only way he knew how
[01:06.28]
[01:15.66] A hundred twenty thousand miles
[01:18.54] Six years down the road
[01:20.99] A brand-new life and a brand-new wife
[01:24.09] We'd just bought our first home
[01:26.73] When he finally came to visit
[01:29.30] I thought he'd be so proud
[01:32.76] He never said he liked the place
[01:35.49] He just got his tool belt out
[01:38.87] And put new locks on the doors
[01:41.99] Went back and forth to the hardware store
[01:45.24] Said, "Come and hold this flashlight"
[01:48.40] As he crawled beneath the sink
[01:50.61] And "These old wires ain't up to code
[01:53.49] And that circuit box is gonna overload"
[01:56.61] And I didn't hear it then, but I hear it now
[02:01.62] He was saying "I love you" the only way he knew how
[02:10.90] Last Sunday we all gathered for his 65th birthday
[02:16.73] And I knew he'd stiffen up, but I hugged him anyway
[02:22.55] When it was finally time to say goodbye
[02:25.61] I knew what was next
[02:28.42] Just like he always did right before we left
[02:35.12] He checked the air in my tires
[02:38.15] The belts and all the spark plug wires
[02:41.02] Said, "When was the last time you had this oil changed?"
[02:46.56] And as I pulled out the drive
[02:49.20] He said, "Be sure and call your mom sometime"
[02:52.69] Wish I knew then, but I know now
[02:57.05] He was saying "I love you"
[03:10.48] The only way he knew how
[03:14.49]