For the longest time, I guess I thought He didn't give a damn Hard to read, hard to please
Yeah, that was my old man On the day I left 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 spark plug wires
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
120,000 miles Six years down the road A brand new life and a brand new wife
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
And "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
Last Sunday, we all gathered For his 65th birthday And 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
song tells the story of a father who shows his children how much he loves them by taking care of all the little things in life. Covington said: "We were basically done with the new CD when this song came across the desk... the minute I heard it I knew that I had to cut it. It reminds me of my dad when I was growing up and I think many people will relate to it too!"
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