He'd say "Son, hold it still
Keep that beam shinin' straight"
He'd have a nine-sixteenths in one hand
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 of the great
Memories I have
The best ones are those nights
Just me and my dad
He'll never how much he taught me
Out in that garage
And I guess the stuff that stuck
Was more about life than fixin' cars
'Cause to 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 o' stories
About Grandpa and the war
While he was tryin' to show me
What a carburettor's for
And I learned a couple cuss words
When he skinned his knuckles up
And I found out Momma was the only girl
He ever really loved
But when I asked him about women
He just laughed
Said if we stayed out here all year
We wouldn't have time enough for that
Yeah, he'll never how much he taught me
Out in that garage
And I guess the stuff that stuck
Was more about life than fixin' cars
'Cause to this day I still
Can't make 'em run right
But I sure did learn a lot
Just holdin' the flashlight
Now, to this day I still
Can't make 'em run right
But deep inside
I know that it's alright
'Cause I sure did learn a lot
Just holdin' the flashlight
Thanks, old man
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