[00:07.85].
[00:11.48]For the longest time he was the kind I just didn't understand
[00:17.46]Hard to read and hard to please, yeah that was my old man
[00:22.75]On the day I left I for college it was nothing new
[00:28.43]We never had that heart to heart, he had too much to do
[00:34.06].
[00:35.24]He checked the air in my tires, the belts and all the sparkplug wires
[00:41.52]He said "When was the last time you had this oil changed?"
[00:46.76]And as I pulled out the drive he said,
[00:49.97]"Be sure to call your mom sometime"
[00:52.90]And I didn't hear it then but I hear it now
[00:58.02]He was saying "I love you," the only way he knew how
[01:05.59].
[01:16.09]A hundred twenty thousand miles and 6 years down the road
[01:21.63]Brand new life, a brand new wife we just bought our first home
[01:27.24]When he finally came to visit I thought he'd be so proud
[01:32.46]He never said he liked the place he just got his tool belt out
[01:39.04].
[01:39.72]And put knew locks on the doors,
[01:42.29]went back and forth to the hardware store
[01:45.73]He said "Come and hold this flashlight",
[01:48.40]as he crawled beneath the sink
[01:51.06]"These old wires ain't up to code
[01:53.31]and that circuit box is gonna overload"
[01:56.98]And I didn't hear it then but I hear it now
[02:02.07]He was saying "I love you", the only way he knew how
[02:10.07].
[02:11.63]But on Sunday we all gathered for his 65th birthday
[02:17.77]And I knew he'd stiffen up but I hugged him anyway
[02:23.02]It was finally time to say goodbye I knew what was next
[02:29.34]Just like he always did right before we left
[02:34.52].
[02:35.46]He checked the air in my tires,
[02:38.13]the belts and all the sparkplug wires
[02:41.85]Said "When was the last time you had this oil changed?"
[02:46.79]And as we pulled out the drive he said,
[02:49.92]"Be sure to call your mom sometime"
[02:52.79]And I wish I knew back then what I know now
[02:57.60]He was saying "I love you",
[03:03.46]He was saying "I love you", the only way he knew how
[03:14.09].