johnny cash~The big battle~

lyrics~

I think sir the battle is over, and the young soldier lay down his gun.
Im tired of running for cover, Im certain the battle is done.
For see over there where we fought them, its quite for theyve all gone away.
All left is the dead and the dying, the blue lying long side the grave.

So you think the battle is over, and you even lay down your gun.
You carelessly rise from your cover, for you think the battle is done.
Now boy hit the dirt, listen to me, for Im still the one in command.
Get flat on the ground here beside me, and lay your heart to the sand.

Can you hear the deafening rumble, can you feel the trembling ground.
Its not just the horses and wagons that make such a deafening sound.
For every shot fired had an echo and every man killed wanted life.
There lies your friend Jim McKinney, can you take the news to his wife?

No son the battles not over, the battle has only begun.
The rest of the battle will cover the part that has blackened the sun.
The fight yet to come is not with cannon, nor will the fight be hand-to-hand
No one will regroup the forces, no charge will a general command.

The battle will rage in the bosom of mother and sweetheart and wife.
Brother and sister and daughter will grieve for the rest of their lives.
Now go ahead, rise from your cover, be thankful that God let you live.
Go fight the rest of the battle for those who gave all they could give.

I see sir the battles not over, the battle has only begun
The rest of the battle will cover this part that has blackened the sun.
For though theres no sound of the cannon and though theres no smoke in the sky.
Im dropping the gun and the saber and ready for battle am I.

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[CoastGuardIDC]

American Civil War song....beautiful tune....

[KillingJokes97]

@eboy828 To keep freedom free sir I'm a 3rd generation Marine and I respect the fallen because I'm sure I'm not coming back.

[littlewolf60]

I havent heard this since Viet Nam.

[eboy828]

the lesson here is that there are no winners in war...we all lose one way or another...so why fight them?

[4799711]

thatr is a part of history - things we should always remember... we had ours in Europe , Ciuvil war in Spain ... and still wouds are open ...

[leeperryismerry]

I have around 40 Albums by Johnny Cash...

and I still haven't heard some songs like this one!

I love him!

[Dale1939]

To fromehereto69. The color of the uniforms is not the issue. What the blue lying along side the grey refers to is the fact that men on both side were dying. Brother against brother. I had relatives fighting on both sides during the Civil War. Some in blue and some in grey. I don't know that they faced each other in battle, but it is a possibility. They were from Missouri that was split at the time.

[BannerBombers]

Johnny Western did a magnificent job with this as well.

[SmokeBojangles]

I punched a hole in the wall in my Bed room in a Bayonet charge when i was 6 years old listening to this song,It was behind a curtain.Had To Leap 2 beds.My Trusty rifle 2 cowards and Dean Martin and George Patton against 70 gazillion Yankees.In My Battle(I Was Six Ok?) Martin Luther King told us we did not have to kill any more Yankees..We all are Americans.Then We Pledged to the flag.When Pappy died I Had to fill That hole before we sold the house.Glad that was My only war.

[ogalala]

@fromhereto69 The blue lying lying along side the grey. That puts a different light on it. North vs. South