For the longest time, I guess I thought 很长一段时间，我想我还以为

He didn't give a damn 他没有给一个该死

Hard to read, hard to please 难读，难请

Yeah, that was my old man 是啊，这是我的老男人

On the day I left for college 在一天，我上大学

It was nothing new 这是什么新东西

We never had that heart-to-heart 我们从未有过的心脏到心脏

He had too much to do 他有太多的事情要做

   

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He checked the air in my tires 他检查了空气中我的轮胎

The belts and all the spark plug wires 皮带和所有的火花塞电线

Said "When the hell's the last time 说， “当地狱的最后时刻

"You had this oil changed" “你有这个油改”

And as I pulled out the drive 当我拉出驱动器

He said "Be sure and call your mom sometime" 他说：“可以肯定，打电话给妈妈有时”

And I didn't hear it then 我没有听到它，然后

But I hear it now 但我听说，现在

He was saying "I love you" 他说：“我爱你”

(He was saying "I love you") （他说“我爱你” ）

The only way he knew how 他知道怎么的唯一途径

   

120,000 miles 120000英里

Six years down the road 六年来在路上

A brand new life and a brand new wife 一个全新的生活，一个全新的妻子

We'd just bought our first home 我们刚刚买了我们的第一个家

When he finally came to visit 当他终于来参观

I thought he'd be so proud 我以为他会很骄傲

He never said he liked the place 他从来没有说过他喜欢的地方

He just got his tool belt out 他刚刚得到了他的工具带出来

   

And put new locks on the doors 装上大门新锁

Went back and forth to the hardware store 去来回五金店

Said "Come and hold this flashlight" 说： “来吧，持这种手电筒”

As he crawled beneath the sink 当他爬到水槽下方

And "These old wires ain't up to code" 而“这些旧电线达不到的代码”

And "That circuit box is gonna overload" “那个电路盒是要去超载”

And I didn't hear it then 我没有听到它，然后

But I hear it now 但我听说，现在

He was saying "I love you" 他说：“我爱你”

The only way he knew how 他知道怎么的唯一途径

   

Last Sunday, we all gathered 上周日，我们都云集

For his 65th birthday 对于他的65岁生日

And I knew he'd stiffen up 我知道他会变硬了

But I hugged him anyway 不过，我拥抱了他呢

When it was finally time to say goodbye 当它终于说再见的时候

I knew what was next 我知道什么是下一个

Just like he always does 就像他一直做

Right before we left 我们离开前右

   

[Repeat Chorus] [重复合唱]

   

He knew how 他知道如何