A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How)

Song A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How)
Artist Bucky Covington
Album Good Guys

Lyrics

[00:10.690] For the longest time, I guess I thought
[00:13.550] He didn't give a damn
[00:16.180] Hard to read, hard to please
[00:18.720] Yeah, that was my old man
[00:21.340] On the day I left for college
[00:24.070] It was nothing new
[00:26.700] We never had that heart-to-heart
[00:29.360] He had too much to do
[00:32.920] He checked the air in my tires
[00:35.980] The belts and all the spark plug wires Said
[00:38.880] "When the hell's the last time "
[00:41.470] You had this oil changed"
[00:43.810] And as I pulled out the drive
[00:46.580] He said "Be sure and call your mom sometime"
[00:49.280] And I didn't hear it then But I hear it now
[00:54.090] He was saying "I love you"
[00:58.650] The only way he knew how
[01:11.050] 120,000 miles Six years down the road
[01:16.010] A brand new life and a brand new wife
[01:18.600] We'd just bought our first home
[01:21.400] When he finally came to visit
[01:24.050] I thought he'd be so proud
[01:26.800] He never said he liked the place He just got his tool belt out
[01:33.060] And put new locks on the doors
[01:35.530] Went back and forth to the hardware store Said
[01:38.890] "Come and hold this flashlight"
[01:41.400] As he crawled beneath the sink
[01:43.590] And "These old wires ain't up to code"
[01:46.190] And "That circuit box is gonna overload"
[01:49.360] And I didn't hear it then
[01:51.290] But I hear it now
[01:54.110] He was saying "I love you"
[01:58.540] The only way he knew how
[02:02.760] Last Sunday, we all gathered For his 65th birthday
[02:08.020] And I knew he'd stiffen up
[02:10.580] But I hugged him anyway
[02:13.290] When it was finally time to say goodbye
[02:16.690] I knew what was next
[02:19.280] Just like he always does Right before we left
[02:24.970] He checked the air in my tires
[02:28.080] The belts and all the spark plug wires Said
[02:31.030] "When the hell's the last time "
[02:33.580] You had this oil changed"
[02:35.680] And as I pulled out the drive
[02:38.330] He said "Be sure and call your mom sometime"
[02:41.320] And I didn't hear it then But I hear it now
[02:46.070] He was saying "I love you"
[02:51.340] He was saying "I love you"
[02:55.860] The only way he knew how