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 |
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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.