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Album: Treasure
Verse
For the longest time I guess I thought
He didn't understand
Hard to read and hard to please
Yeah that's my old man
On the day that I left home
It was nothing new
We never have that heart to heart
He had too much to do
Chorus
He checked the air in my tires
The belts and all the sparkled wires
Said son when's the last time
You had this all change
And this apple out the drive
He said be sure and call your mom sometime
I didn't hear it then but I hear it now
He was sayin' and I love you
The only way he knew how
Verse
A hundred-twenty thousand miles
And six years down the road
A brand new life
A brand new wife
We had 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 this toolbelt out
Verse
I put new locks on the doors
Went back and forth to the hardware stores
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
I didn't hear it then but I hear it now
He was sayin' I love you
The only way he knew how
Verse
Last Sunday we all gathered for his sixty-fifth birthday
I knew he'd stiffen up but I hugged him anyway
When it was finally time to said goodbye
I knew what was next
Just like we always does
Right before we left
Chorus
He checked the air in my tires
The belts and all the sparkled wires
Said son when's the last time
You had this oil changed
And as we pulled out the drive
He said be sure and call your mom sometime
I wish I knew back then what I know now
He was sayin' I love you
He was sayin' I love you
The only way he knew how
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