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The Dashboard

by Monty Criswell and Chris Young (2009)


    We laughed and joked in the cab of his truck
    Just my brother and me
    The night before he shipped out overseas
    A leatherneck, jarhead Marine
    He said, "The radiator leaks
    And the timing belt is worn
    but the heart and soul of this old beat up truck
    Is the dashboard."

    It's seen a lot of tan legs,
    Got a kick-ass radio
    Heard a lot of singing along to country songs
    And rock and roll
    Got a .38 bullet hole courtesy of Kate Tillman's dad
    A lot of Scotch Tape marks
    From holding timeless photographs
    He said, "If I don't come back
    You can have this Ford
    Just tape a picture of me on the dashboard."
    He said, "The paint is peeling off
    It's got dents in both the doors
    If something happens to me
    Don't hang a For Sale sign
    Above the dashboard."

    It's seen a lot of tan legs,
    Got a kick-ass radio
    Heard a lot of singing along to country songs
    And rock and roll
    Got a .38 bullet hole courtesy of Kate Tillman's dad
    A lot of Scotch Tape marks
    From holding timeless photographs
    He said, "If I don't come back
    You can have this Ford
    Just tape a picture of me on the dashboard."
    He said, "The paint is peeling off
    It's got dents in both the doors
    If something happens to me
    Don't hang a For Sale sign
    Above the dashboard."

    I had the engine overhauled
    A paint job and brand new chrome
    I had her washed and waxed sitting in the drive
    The day that he came home
    I said, "Here's your keys, she's all yours.
    I fixed up everything but the dashboard."





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