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 life 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 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 life in the dash between In the dash between the first breath and the 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 life in the dash between In the dash between