He said: Son hold it still Keep that beam shining straight He has 9/16 in one hand, working on that Chevrolet It seemed like every Saturday Soon as the sun went down We'd be huddled underneath that hood Tinkerin' around And of all the great memories I had The best ones are those nights Just me and my dad
He'll never know how much he taught me Out in that garage And I guess the stuff that stuck Was more about life than fixing cars Cause till this day I still can't make them run right But I sure did learn a lot Just Holding the flashlight
He told me a lot of stories About grandpa and the war While he was trying to show me What a carburetor is for I've learned a couple of curse words When he skinned his knuckles up And I found out mama was the only girl He ever really loved But when I've asked him about women He just laughed Said "If we stayed out here all year We wouldn't have time enough for that"
He'll never know how much he taught me Out in that garage And I guess the stuff that stuck More about life than fixing cars Cause till this day I still can't make them run right But I sure did learn a lot Just Holding the flashlight
Now till this day I still can't make them run right But deep inside I know that's all right Cause sure did learn a lot Holding the flashlight