Verse 1 Ten years old, pair of XL gloves Tryin' to be like the man he was Fixing faucets, splitting firewood Holding flashlights steady as I could Every Saturday morning he’d disappear With his coffee and Marlboro Reds My eyes glued while he fooled With that ’65 Chevy in the shed Pre-Chorus He’d say, “You wanna give me a hand” Couldn’t answer fast enough, “yessir” Chorus Never heard an "I love you” Couldn’t put it into words But I’d hand him another wrench And I'd hang on every torque and turn Lessons came with calloused hands And they never left me Those memories weigh heavy Growin’ up around that ’65 Chevy Verse 2 Sixteen years old, grease-stained shirt He taught me how every car part worked Sandin’ primer, turnin’ bolts Cut back on caffeine and gave up the smokes And one Summer Saturday morning Freshly painted cherry red My ol’ man tossed me the keys To that ’65 Chevy in the shed Pre-Chorus He said, “You wanna take her for a spin” Couldn’t answer fast enough, “yessir” Chorus Never heard an "I love you” Couldn’t put it into words But I’d hand him another wrench And I'd hang on every torque and turn Lessons came with calloused hands And they never left me Those memories weigh heavy Growin’ up around that ’65 Chevy Bridge The day we laid a good man down I found the keys in his bedside drawer With a note that simply read, "I love you. Son, she’s yours." Final ½ Chorus Lessons came with calloused hands And they still ride with me His memory weighs heavy With every mile I drive -- in that ’65 Chevy Ohhhh…’65 Chevy
