A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How)-High Valley

[00:00.000] 作曲 : Liz Hengber/ Thom Shepherd/Steve Williams [00:01.000] 人声 : High Valley [00:07.85]. [00:11.48]For the longest time he was the kind I just didn't understand [00:17.46]Hard to read and hard to please, yeah that was my old man [00:22.75]On the day I left I for college it was nothing new [00:28.43]We never had that heart to heart, he had too much to do [00:34.06]. [00:35.24]He checked the air in my tires, the belts and all the sparkplug wires [00:41.52]He said "When was the last time you had this oil changed?" [00:46.76]And as I pulled out the drive he said, [00:49.97]"Be sure to call your mom sometime" [00:52.90]And I didn't hear it then but I hear it now [00:58.02]He was saying "I love you," the only way he knew how [01:05.59]. [01:16.09]A hundred twenty thousand miles and 6 years down the road [01:21.63]Brand new life, a brand new wife we just bought our first home [01:27.24]When he finally came to visit I thought he'd be so proud [01:32.46]He never said he liked the place he just got his tool belt out [01:39.04]. [01:39.72]And put knew locks on the doors, [01:42.29]went back and forth to the hardware store [01:45.73]He said "Come and hold this flashlight", [01:48.40]as he crawled beneath the sink [01:51.06]"These old wires ain't up to code [01:53.31]and that circuit box is gonna overload" [01:56.98]And I didn't hear it then but I hear it now [02:02.07]He was saying "I love you", the only way he knew how [02:10.07]. [02:11.63]But on Sunday we all gathered for his 65th birthday [02:17.77]And I knew he'd stiffen up but I hugged him anyway [02:23.02]It was finally time to say goodbye I knew what was next [02:29.34]Just like he always did right before we left [02:34.52]. [02:35.46]He checked the air in my tires, [02:38.13]the belts and all the sparkplug wires [02:41.85]Said "When was the last time you had this oil changed?" [02:46.79]And as we pulled out the drive he said, [02:49.92]"Be sure to call your mom sometime" [02:52.79]And I wish I knew back then what I know now [02:57.60]He was saying "I love you", [03:03.46]He was saying "I love you", the only way he knew how [03:14.09].