The Dash - Eli Hundley

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

Time to go It's time to go Whatever this means He's happy it seems The gentle accent moves me forward With secrets that I know were true So I'll be a fleeting sound A light-ray out on the water And I'll know his secret name And tell him about the night time So I'll be a fleeting sound A light-ray out on the water And I'll know his secret name And tell him about the night time So I'll be a fleeting sound A light-ray out on the water And I'll know his secret name And tell him about the night time After night In boundless light He calls my name I do the same After this A simple kiss Return my eyes A true disguise The gentle accent moves me forward With secrets that I know were true So I'll be a fleeting sound A light-ray out on the water And I'll know his secret name And tell him about the night time So I'll be a fleeting sound A light-ray out on the water And I'll know his secret name And tell him about the night time So I'll be a fleeting sound A light-ray out on the water And I'll know his secret name And tell him about the night time

Top speed on the dash, I put my foot on the gas Lil' baby hair blowing back, driving fast and blow a back Set it all down (what?), I'm the one that turn it up Screamin', "F- all of the opps", ain't nobody murking us That stupid block baby's on top, ain't nobody f- with us If you dappin' up the opps, lil' n-, you can't f- with us If you run out there on a block, lil' n- you can't munch with us They be reachin' in, they captions talkin' s- (yeah) Back in Kingdom, all over prices on a brick Tell a n-, "Bitchless life" because she know Lil' Loaded lit (aha) In this b-, gettin' excited when they know I'm in the city I like 'em brown with the lil' body busting heavy on a pre When I was younger, I ain't have it but I found the way to get it Now is bands to the left (what?) And it's bands to the right (yeah) I remember hittin' licks from sun up 'til the night N- know that I could fight he running up I take his life (yeah) Gon' kill 'em, (gon' kill' em) Gon' kill 'em, sparked at a party gotta hit 'em This a Drac, this a cutter, slanging chops from a distance When I lick this bitch rain, they gon' think I shot a missile I'm turnt for dead homies, walk without all the lead on me Knew that nigga since a kid but that boy turned fed on me (snitch) I'ma knock his head off, bullets get to spraying off What you mean? What you said? N- get to playin' off Big Glock and yo, my leg get n- neck talking (pow) In the stu' hella bread, hella bands on them gangs And I'm yelling out, "Crip" every song that's what I bang And I'm yelling, "Free my brother" 'cause he locked up in 'em chains That n- stay solid, he ain't never told no names Me and him are parked and solo, we asleep up in the rain Now I'm rich and n- hatin', crazy how the things have changed Tell that n-, "Come home", on the gang he gon' be famous I bet him 100K he gon' make it, man he gon' take it Top speed on the dash, I put my foot on the gas Lil' baby hair blowing back, driving fast and blow a back Set it all down (what?), I'm the one that turn it up Screamin', "F- all of the opps", ain't nobody murking us That stupid block baby's on top, ain't nobody f- with us If you dappin' up the opps, lil' n-, you can't f- with us If you run out there on a block, lil' n- you can't munch with us They be reachin' in, they captions talkin' s- (yeah) Back in Kingdom, all over prices on a brick