[Verse 1]
My granddaddy said it plain
Two dates and a line
Born in a bed of light
Gone by closing time
You don’t own the morning
You don’t keep the rain
You just get this little span
And you carve your name
[Pre-Chorus]
So I’m counting back the hours
Like they’re coins in my hand
Ain’t gonna let ’em scatter
Like sand in the sand
If I get one good chance
I’m gonna give it all I can
[Chorus]
Make the most of the dash
(make the most of the dash)
Life life to the most
(life life to the most)
While my boots still hit the road
And my heart still wants to go
Make the most of the dash
(make the most of the dash)
[Verse 2]
I’ve burned some weekends down
On things that wouldn’t stay
Watched good friends turn to memory
And slip clean away
Now I kiss my kids goodnight
Like it might be a prayer
I laugh a little louder
When the whole world’s there
[Pre-Chorus]
‘Cause the stone don’t tell the story
Of the miles in between
The hard-won little victories
And the busted-up dreams
I wanna leave a little dust
On every field I’ve seen
[Chorus]
Make the most of the dash
(make the most of the dash)
Life life to the most
(life life to the most)
While my boots still hit the road
And my heart still wants to go
Make the most of the dash
(make the most of the dash)
[Bridge]
When they lay me down someday
Don’t you cry too long
Put my name beside the river
Sing my favorite song
Let that little line between
Tell the truth about my days
I was here, I was glad
I was gone, I was brave
[Chorus]
Make the most of the dash
(make the most of the dash)
Life life to the most
(life life to the most)
While my boots still hit the road
And my heart still wants to go
Make the most of the dash
(make the most of the dash)