The Dash

Whole town showed up, gymnasium filled

Floor was wet from all the tears spilled

And the preacher man said "We're all gathered today"

And I'll never forget what he had to say

It's always too soon, it's always too fast

There'll never come a day when you don't want him back

It ain't about the numbers chiseled in concrete

It's how they live their lives in the dash between

In the dash between

He was a steel worker's son, homecoming king

He trained day and night for that championship ring

He found him a girl, made her his queen

And he fought for his country and he gave it everything

It's always too soon, it's always too fast

There'll never come a day when you don't want him back

It ain't about the numbers chiseled in concrete

It's how they live their lives in the dash between

In the dash between their first breath and their last

Marks all the memories of the past

That little black line defines a legacy

It's always too soon, it's always too fast

They're always too young, it's always so sad

It ain't about the numbers chiseled in concrete

It's how they live their lives in the dash between

In the dash between

In the dash between