Key: D
Introduction:
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(Verse)
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Whole town showed up, gymnasium filled
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Floor was wet, from all the tears spilled
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And the preacher man said, we're all gathered today
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And I'll never forget, what he had to say
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It's always too soon, it's always too fast
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There'll never come a day
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That you don't want 'em back
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It ain't about the numbers
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Chiseled in concrete
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It's how they lived their lives
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(Verse)
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He was a steelworker's son, homecoming king
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He trained day and night, for that championship ring
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He found him a girl, made her his queen
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And he fought for his country, and he gave it everything
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It's always too soon, it's always too fast
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There'll never come a day
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That you don't want 'em back
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It ain't about the numbers
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Chiseled in concrete
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It's how they lived their lives
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(bridge)
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Their first breath and their last
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Marks all the memories of the past
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That little black line defines a legacy
(Instrumental)
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(Chorus out)
(Chorus)
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It's always too soon, it's always too fast
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They're always too young, it's always so sad
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It ain't about the numbers
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Chiseled in concrete
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It's how they lived their lives
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In the dash between, in the dash between, in the dash between,
(reprise)
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