[00:10.690]For the longest time, I guess I thought
[00:13.550]He didn't give a damn
[00:16.180]Hard to read, hard to please
[00:18.720]Yeah, that was my old man
[00:21.340]On the day I left for college
[00:24.070]It was nothing new
[00:26.700]We never had that heart-to-heart
[00:29.360]He had too much to do
[00:32.920]He checked the air in my tires
[00:35.980]The belts and all the spark plug wires Said
[00:38.880]"When the hell's the last time "
[00:41.470]You had this oil changed"
[00:43.810]And as I pulled out the drive
[00:46.580]He said "Be sure and call your mom sometime"
[00:49.280]And I didn't hear it then But I hear it now
[00:54.090]He was saying "I love you"
[00:58.650]The only way he knew how
[01:11.050]120,000 miles Six years down the road
[01:16.010]A brand new life and a brand new wife
[01:18.600]We'd just bought our first home
[01:21.400]When he finally came to visit
[01:24.050]I thought he'd be so proud
[01:26.800]He never said he liked the place He just got his tool belt out
[01:33.060]And put new locks on the doors
[01:35.530]Went back and forth to the hardware store Said
[01:38.890]"Come and hold this flashlight"
[01:41.400]As he crawled beneath the sink
[01:43.590]And "These old wires ain't up to code"
[01:46.190]And "That circuit box is gonna overload"
[01:49.360]And I didn't hear it then
[01:51.290]But I hear it now
[01:54.110]He was saying "I love you"
[01:58.540]The only way he knew how
[02:02.760]Last Sunday, we all gathered For his 65th birthday
[02:08.020]And I knew he'd stiffen up
[02:10.580]But I hugged him anyway
[02:13.290]When it was finally time to say goodbye
[02:16.690]I knew what was next
[02:19.280]Just like he always does Right before we left
[02:24.970]He checked the air in my tires
[02:28.080]The belts and all the spark plug wires Said
[02:31.030]"When the hell's the last time "
[02:33.580]You had this oil changed"
[02:35.680]And as I pulled out the drive
[02:38.330]He said "Be sure and call your mom sometime"
[02:41.320]And I didn't hear it then But I hear it now
[02:46.070]He was saying "I love you"
[02:51.340]He was saying "I love you"
[02:55.860]The only way he knew how