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For the longest time, I guess I thought |
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He didn't give a damn |
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Hard to read, hard to please |
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Yeah, that was my old man |
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On the day I left for college |
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It was nothing new |
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We never had that heart-to-heart |
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He had too much to do |
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He checked the air in my tires |
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The belts and all the spark plug wires |
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Said "When the hell's the last time |
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"You had this oil changed" |
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And as I pulled out the drive |
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He said "Be sure and call your mom sometime" |
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And I didn't hear it then but I hear it now |
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He was saying that "I love you" |
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The only way he knew how |
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120,000 miles |
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Six years down the road |
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A brand new life and a brand new wife |
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We'd just bought our first home |
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When he finally came to visit |
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I thought he'd be so proud |
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He never said he liked the place |
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He just got his tool belt out |
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And put new locks on the doors |
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Went back and forth to the hardware store |
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Said "Come and hold this flashlight" |
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As he crawled beneath the sink |
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And "These old wires ain't up to code" |
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And "That circuit box is gonna overload" |
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And I didn't hear it then but I hear it now |
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He was saying that "I love you" |
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The only way he knew how |
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Last Sunday, we all gathered for his 65th birthday |
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And I knew he'd stiffen up but I hugged him anyway |
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When it was finally time to say goodbye |
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I knew what was next |
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Just like he always does |
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Right before we left |
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He checked the air in my tires |
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The belts and all the spark plug wires |
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Said "When the hell's the last time |
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"You had this oil changed" |
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And as I pulled out the drive |
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He said "Be sure and call your mom sometime" |
| [02:40.92] |
And I didn't hear it then but I hear it now |
| [02:45.69] |
He was saying that "I love you" |
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He was saying "I love you" |
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The only way he knew how |
