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Just a mile or so away |
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Is my dearest friend in this world |
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He wears the blue and I, the grey |
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And God, it hurts me so |
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The last time we were together |
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I grabbed his hand and I pledged |
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If I ever draw my sword on you |
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May the good Lord strike me dead |
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The union flank's in trouble |
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To the round top on the double |
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A bad decision, insubordination |
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Exposed our line in a dangerous way |
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The burden lies upon us |
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Surrender is not an option |
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We are the flank and if we break |
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The union crumbles, we could lose the war |
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Down below's the carnage |
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The rebels charging onward |
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Push the slaughter forward, the peach orchard |
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Through the wheat field and devil's den |
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The valor of the Texans |
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And Alabama's best men |
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They're unrelenting and devastating |
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The last full measure of devotion's clear |
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We'll know what we're made of |
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When up against all odds, we hold our line |
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For the cause that we so love |
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We must hold at all costs |
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We'll know what we're made of |
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When our nation needs us |
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We'll stay the course for the union we so love |
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We must hold at all costs |
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Wave after wave, they are coming |
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Their power must be waning |
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We're out of ammo, we can't fall back, no |
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A desperate measure, a means to end |
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On their next wave, we charge them |
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There is no other option |
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Disconcert them, force submission |
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On my command, fix bayonets |
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We'll know what we're made of |
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When up against all odds, we hold our line |
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For the cause that we so love |
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We must hold at all costs |
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We'll know what we're made of |
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When our nation needs us |
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We'll stay the course for the union we so love |
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We must hold at all costs |
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We'll know what we're made of |
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(The burden lies with us) |
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When up against all odds, we hold our line |
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(We can't fail) |
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(For the cause that we so love) |
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For the cause that we so love |
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We must hold at all costs |
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We'll know what we're made of |
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(With courage in our hearts) |
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When our nation needs us, we'll stay the course |
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(We won't fail) |
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(For the union we so love) |
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For the union we so love |
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We must hold at all cost |
