It Ain't Rocket Science

I was sitting on the porch, what seemed like a hundred years ago, waiting for my dad to come home
You said love was like a torch, you got to light it on fire and watch it go, but you can never let it burn alone
You can buy a girl a ring, but it don't mean a thing if you let that shine fade away
You can buy her a dozen roses, park the seas just like Moses, but these aren't the things that'll make her stay

It ain't rocket science, take her hand and never let it go
Tell her how you feel, tell her you love her, always let her know it ain't rocket science
Don't shout, whisper sweet nothings in her ear
You'll have good times, you'll have bad ones, just love her without fear

Do all the little things, don't forget anything, every day, every year
It ain't rocket science, always, I mean always, wipe away her tears
The other day I was fixing my daughter's swing, I felt a nervous tap on my shoulder
I turned around and there my boy stood, dad I've got a date, what should I bring

Life is getting harder as I get older, If I get this girl alone, I only wish I could
You can buy her a necklace of gold, but no love can be sold, you've got to touch her in her heart
You can pick her vase of flowers, but you've got put in the hours, let me tell you where you should start
It ain't rocket science, take her hand and never let it go

Tell her how you feel, tell her you love her, always let her know it ain't rocket science
Don't shout, whisper sweet nothings in her ear
You'll have good times, you'll have bad ones, just love her without fear
Do all the little things, don't forget anything, every day, every year

It ain't rocket science, always, I mean always, wipe away her tears
I was called home to some very bad news, my heart bled as I slowly walked up those steps
I sat next to my dad in an old rocking chair, sometimes the life we live ain't what we choose
But he lived his own advice, promises he kept, he closed his eyes, I could tell he wasn't there

You can buy her a fancy car, always be who you are, but when you go away, don't you ever stay gone
You can buy her diamonds and pearls to remind her she's your girl
But there's nothing you can do when the good lord calls her home
It ain't rocket science, take her hand and never let it go
Tell her how you feel, tell her you love her, always let her know it ain't rocket science

Don't shout, whisper sweet nothings in her ear
You'll have good times, you'll have bad ones, just love her without fear
Do all the little things, don't forget anything, every day, every year
It ain't rocket science, always, I mean always, wipe away her tears