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For the longest time I guess I thought
He didn't give a damn
Hard to read and hard to please
Yeah, that was my old man
On the day I left for college
It was nothin' 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
He 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
A hundred twenty thousand miles
And six years down the road
Brand new life, brand new wife
And 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
These old wires ain't up to code
And that circuit box is gonna over load
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
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
And as we pulled out the drive he said
Be sure and call your Mom sometime
And I wish I knew back then what I know now
He was saying I love you
The only way he knew how
WRITERS
Liz Hengber, Steven Williams, Thom Shepherd
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Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, O/B/O DistroKid
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