For the longest time, I guess I thought He didn’t give a damn Hard to read, 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 he air in my tires The belts and all the spark plug wires Said, „When the hell’s 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
120,000 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 does Right before we left
He checked the air in my tires The belts and all the spark plus wires Said, „Well the hell’s 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” He was saying, „I love you” The only way he knew howTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
