《The Only Way He Knew How》歌词

[00:00:00] The Only Way He Knew How - High Valley

[00:00:11] For the longest time he was the kind I just didn't understand

[00:00:17] Hard to read and hard to please yeah that was my old man

[00:00:22] On the day I left I for college it was nothing new

[00:00:28] We never had that heart to heart he had too much to do

[00:00:35] He checked the air in my tires the belts and all the sparkplug wires

[00:00:41] He said "When was the last time you had this oil changed "

[00:00:46] And as I pulled out the drive he said

[00:00:49] "Be sure to call your mom sometime"

[00:00:52] And I didn't hear it then but I hear it now

[00:00:58] He was saying "I love you " the only way he knew how

[00:01:16] A hundred twenty thousand miles and 6 years down the road

[00:01:21] Brand new life a brand new wife we just bought our first home

[00:01:27] When he finally came to visit I thought he'd be so proud

[00:01:32] He never said he liked the place he just got his tool belt out

[00:01:39] And put knew locks on the doors

[00:01:42] Went back and forth to the hardware store

[00:01:45] He said "Come and hold this flashlight"

[00:01:48] As he crawled beneath the sink

[00:01:51] "These old wires ain't up to code

[00:01:53] And that circuit box is gonna overload"

[00:01:56] And I didn't hear it then but I hear it now

[00:02:02] He was saying "I love you" the only way he knew how

[00:02:11] But on Sunday we all gathered for his 65th birthday

[00:02:17] And I knew he'd stiffen up but I hugged him anyway

[00:02:23] It was finally time to say goodbye I knew what was next

[00:02:29] Just like he always did right before we left

[00:02:35] He checked the air in my tires

[00:02:38] The belts and all the sparkplug wires

[00:02:41] Said "When was the last time you had this oil changed "

[00:02:46] And as we pulled out the drive he said

[00:02:49] "Be sure to call your mom sometime"

[00:02:52] And I wish I knew back then what I know now

[00:02:57] He was saying "I love you"

[00:03:03] He was saying "I love you" the only way he knew how