Flashlight

He'd say, "Son, hold it still, keep that beam shinin' straight" He'd have a [Incomprehensible] workin' 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 have 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 fixin' cars 'Cause 'til this day I still can't make 'em run right But I sure did learn a lot just holdin' the flashlight He told me a lot of stories about grandpa and the war While he was tryin' to show me what a carburetor's for And I learned a couple curse words when he'd skin his knuckles up And I found out mama was the only girl he ever really loved But when I asked him about women, he just laughed He 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 was more about life than fixin' cars 'Cause 'til this day I still can't make 'em run right But I sure did learn a lot just holdin' the flashlight Now 'til this day I still can't make 'em run right But deep inside I know that's all right 'Cause I sure did learn a lot just holdin' the flashlight Thanks, old man