[Verse 1]Cop got me doin' eighty-eight on Main he let me off with a warnin'And I was hungover as hell most of them third-pew Sunday morningsI had a Playboy stashed in a Johnny Cash LP sleeve in my roomThat's just a few, things I never told you[Verse 2]I kept a well-hid can of Skoal in the console of my ChevyGot a real good education skippin' school in the backseat on that levyIf you'd caught wind of half my sins you'da whipped my ass through and throughBack then if you knew, things I never told you[Chorus]I wouldn't be half the man I am if you hadn't loved this boyI've never said it until now, but I always heard your voiceCuttin' through that loud rock 'n' roll every fork in the roadUndernеath the dirt I've nevеr shown youThank you's at the top of my list, of things I never told you[Verse 3]When I moved away from home, I didn't realize how much I'd miss yaA phone call don't take the place of your smilin' face cookin' in that kitchenYou're the reason all my angels and my demons finally called a truceYeah, that's just a few, things I never told you[Chorus]I wouldn't be half the man I am if you hadn't loved this boyI've never said it until now, but I always heard your voiceCuttin' through that loud rock 'n' roll every fork in the roadUnderneath the dirt I've never shown youThank you's at the top of my list, of things I never told you[Outro]Thank you's at the top of my list, things I never told youThings I never told you