Mechanic's Son

Story Behind The Song

A song about me and my dad...

Song Description

Back in the day when gas stations were locally own and when that hose you drove over would ring a bell and a greasy mechanic would come out and give you full service treatment with window washings at no extra cost. Maybe you had bottled pop while playing checkers to pass the time. A place of no sacrifices, where you know and trust the job is always done right by either the father or the son.

Song Length 3:37 Genre Country - Honky Tonk, Country - Cowboy
Tempo Medium (111 - 130) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Delighted, Sociable Subject Father, Life
Similar Artists Garth Brooks, Hank Williams Language English
Era 1970 - 1979

Lyrics

MECHANIC?S SON - 3:37 ? NO KAPO


~~~~~~~~~~~ VERSE 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~
D C
My parents owned the local station
G D
Before the mini marts came to town
D C
My dad would fix your car on credit
G D
To help you out when luck was down

~~~~~~~~~~~ CHORUS ~~~~~~~~~~~
C D
Yes I?m proud to be a mechanic?s son
C D
My father taught me wrong from right
C D
He showed me how to use all his tools
C A
Hard work would get the job done right
C Am D
Son understand the Sacrifice

~~~~~~~~~~~ VERSE 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~
D C
You could sit and play checkers all day
G D
Sometimes we had to stopped for the bell
D C
After pumping gas my father would say
G D
Son are those pop machines filled





~~~~~~~~~~~ VERSE 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~
D C
I ran to the garage I was raised in
G D
Grabbed every tool that I could find
D C
But I could not fix my fathers dying health
G D
When the doctors said it was just his time



C Am D
I understand the sacrifice.

It's not my favorite genre of music, but it's well written and recorded.

Lyrics Dennis McVay Music Dennis McVay
Producer Dennis McVay Publisher Dennis McVay
Performance Dennis McVay Label Dennis McVay

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