歌曲名 The Only Way He Knew How 歌手名 High Valley

作词：

作曲：Steve Williams+Thom Shepherd+Liz Hengber

For the longest time he was the kind

I just didn't understand

Hard to read and hard to please yeah

that was my old man

On the day I left I for college it was nothing 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 sparkplug wires

He said When was the last time

you had this oil changed

And as I pulled out the drive he said

Be sure to 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 6 years down the road

Brand new life a brand new wife

we 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 knew locks on the doors

Went back and forth to the hardware store

He 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 overload

And I didn't hear it then but I hear it now

He was saying I love you

the only way he knew how

But on Sunday we all gathered for his 65th birthday

And I knew he'd stiffen up but I hugged him anyway

It was finally time to say goodbye

I knew what was next

Just like he always did right before we left

He checked the air in my tires

The belts and all the sparkplug wires

Said When was the last time

you had this oil changed

And as we pulled out the drive he said

Be sure to call your mom sometime

And I wish I knew back then what I know now

He was saying I love you

He was saying I love you

the only way he knew how