A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How)
Bucky Covington

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


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

He was saying, I love you

The only way he knew how


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