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

[ti:A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew...] [ar:Bucky Covington] [al:2010年6月欧美新歌快递] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How) - Bucky Covington [00:11.01]For the longest time I guess I thought [00:13.91]He didn't give a damn [00:16.04] [00:16.60]Hard to read hard to please [00:18.97]Yeah that was my old man [00:21.58]On the day I left for college [00:24.52]It was nothing new [00:27.01]We never had that heart-to-heart [00:29.76]He had too much to do [00:32.44] [00:33.13]He checked the air in my tires [00:36.37]The belts and all the spark plug wires [00:39.25]Said "When the hell's the last time [00:41.87]You had this oil changed " [00:44.00]And as I pulled out the drive [00:46.54]He said "Be sure and call your mom sometime" [00:49.59]And I didn't hear it then but I hear it now [00:53.65] [00:54.18]He was saying "I love you" [00:59.10]The only way he knew how [01:01.40] [01:11.30]120 000 miles [01:13.04] [01:13.57]Six years down the road [01:16.50]A brand new life and a brand new wife [01:19.01]We'd just bought our first home [01:21.64]When he finally came to visit [01:24.51]I thought he'd be so proud [01:26.94]He never said he liked the place [01:29.50]He just got his tool belt out [01:33.19]And put new locks on the doors [01:35.76]Went back and forth to the hardware store [01:38.92]Said "Come and hold this flashlight" [01:41.54]As he crawled beneath the sink [01:43.72]And these old wires ain't up to code [01:46.84]And that circuit box is gonna overload [01:49.70]And I didn't hear it then but I hear it now [01:53.56] [01:54.19]He was saying "I love you" [01:58.85]The only way he knew how [02:01.53] [02:02.97]Last Sunday we all gathered [02:05.11]For his 65th birthday [02:07.99] [02:08.79]And I knew he'd stiffen up [02:10.91]But I hugged him anyway [02:13.55]When it was finally time to say goodbye [02:16.86]I knew what was next [02:18.49] [02:19.55]Just like he always does [02:21.92]Right before we left [02:24.23] [02:25.18]He checked the air in my tires [02:28.49]The belts and all the spark plug wires [02:31.18]Said "When the hell's the last time [02:33.77]You had this oil changed " [02:35.87]And as I pulled out the drive [02:38.55]He said "Be sure and call your mom sometime" [02:41.60]And I didn't hear it then but I hear it now [02:45.02] [02:46.21]He was saying "I love you" [02:51.56]He was saying "I love you" [02:56.28]The only way he knew how