Song Description
A story song which tries to put a positive perspective on the tragedy of people dying "before their time". A song that deals with the philosophy of life...and death.
| Song Length |
4:05 |
Genre |
Country - Contemporary, Country - Rock |
Lyrics
DAYS WITHIN THE DASH
When I was 10 my mom took me to see, the granddad I never met
She said she graduated from high school, a week after his death
I said "If you were only 18, he couldn't have been too old"
Then the wisest words, I ever heard, is when I was told
It's not the years in your life
It's the life in your years
It's not the date your born, or the date you die
It's what you do while you are here
After you pass on, and tears are gone
The only question left to ask
Is how did you live your life
All the days within the dash
My senior year at Missouri State, my world came to an end
A late night, head-on collision, took the life of my girlfriend
How on earth could God let this happen, I could not comprehend
Then I thought of how she, forever changed me, and it made a bit more sense
It's not the years in your life
It's the life in your years
It's not the date your born, or the date you die
It's what you do while you are here
After you pass on, and tears are gone
The only question left to ask
Is how did you live your life
All the days within the dash
When you're staring at a tombstone, and you read the inscripted dates
Think of the time of the line in between, that's when most memories were made
It's not the years in your life
It's the life in your years
It's not the date your born, or the date you die
It's what you do while you are here
After you pass on, and tears are gone
The only question left to ask
Is how did you live your life
All the days within the dash