Текст песни The Dash (Mickey Lamantia) с переводом

Well his gravestone read «Here lies a man who passed through Heaven’s gate»

On a 1903 dash 1988

He provided for his family

Never had that much cash

And the line between the years on his gravestone

Was the line they called the dash

Well he married a girl

In Nova Scotia

Hopped on a train

That’s how he took her over

They had three children

Years went by so fast

And the line between the years on his gravestone

Is much more than a dash

It’s the love that he gave

It’s a life that he left

It’s lessons that he taught

To seventeen grandkids

It’s the way he loved his wife

And always put himself last

Well that line between the years

Is much more than a dash

Well I can still see him grinnin'

A smile from ear to ear

Tellin' jokes to all us children

Drinkin' Pabst Blue Ribbon beer

He liked songs about trains

His favorite was

And the line between the years on his gravestone

Was much more than a dash

It’s the love that he gave

It’s a life that he left

It’s lessons that he taught

To seventeen grandkids

It’s the way he loved his wife

And always put himself last

Yeah that line between the years

Is much more than a dash

That line between the years

Was his life in a dash

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