- Nobody Marks the Last Time

Intro There was a day your mama picked you up, set you down, and never picked you up again. Nobody wrote it down. Nobody knew.

Verse 1 There's a date no calendar carries The last ride on his shoulders through the fair The last time she cut the crust off The last hand you held crossing somewhere You fell asleep in the back seat once And woke up in your bed Somebody carried you in that night For the last time in your life And neither of you knew it

Chorus Nobody marks the last time No bell, no flag, no sign Last times come dressed like Tuesdays And slip out while you're checking the time You want to know which hug's the last one? You don't get to know — that's the whole design So hold 'em all like the last time 'Cause one of 'em damn sure is

Verse 2 The last time I heard Daddy laugh Was at something dumb on TV I'd give a year of what's left of me To remember what made him wheeze The last plate Mama ever fixed me I ate it scrolling on my phone Said "quit making such a fuss, Ma" And damn if she didn't listen

Chorus Nobody marks the last time No bell, no flag, no sign Last times come dressed like Tuesdays And slip out while you're checking the time You want to know which hug's the last one? You don't get to know — that's the whole design So hold 'em all like the last time 'Cause one of 'em damn sure is

Bridge Right now your girl still runs To meet your truck in the yard One day she'll just wave from the porch And nobody's gonna warn you So I don't pray for more time More time's a beggar's prayer I pray to know one when I'm in one To stand in a last time aware But that ain't how He built it, boy That ain't how it works Nobody marks the last time No bell, no flag, no sign Last times come dressed like Tuesdays And slip out while you're checking the time You want to know which hug's the last one? You don't get to know — that's the whole design So hold 'em all like the last time 'Cause one of 'em damn sure is

Outro You can't mark 'em. You can't catch 'em. You can only crowd the odds. Show up so damn often that whenever the last time comes — it finds you there.

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