Itæ¯ Decoration Day.
And Iæ³e a mind to roll a stone on his grave.
But what would he say.
æeeping me down, boy, wonæ° keep me away
Itæ¯ Decoration Day.
And I knew the Hill Boys would put us away,
But my Daddy wasnæ° afraid.
He said æ¥eæ£l fight till the last Lawsonæ¯ last living day
I never knew how it all got started
A problem with Holland before we were born
And I donæ° know the name of that boy we tied down
And beat till he just couldnæ° walk anymore.
But I know the caliber in Daddyæ¯ chest
And I know what Holland Hill drives.
The state let him go, but I guess it was best
Cause nobody needs all us Lawsons alive.
Daddy said one of the boys had come by
The Lumber Manæ¯ favorite son.
He said, æeat him real good but donæ° dare let him die
And if you see Holland Hill run.
Now I said, æhey ainæ° give us trouble no more
That we ainæ° brought down on ourselves
But a chain on my back and my ear to the floor
And Iæ£l send all the Hill Boys to hell.
Itæ¯ Decoration Day
And Iæ³e got a family in Mobile Bay
And theyæ³e never seen my Daddyæ¯ grave.
But that donæ° bother me, it ainæ° marked anyway.
Cause I got dead brothers in Lauderdale south
And I got dead brothers in east Tennessee.
My Daddy got shot right in front of his house
He had noone to fall on but me.
Itæ¯ Decoration Day
And Iæ³e got a mind to go spit on his grave.
If I was a Hill, Iæ have put him away
And Iæ fight till the last Lawsonæ¯ last living day.
Iæ fight till the last Lawsonæ¯ last living day.
Iæ fight till the last Lawsonæ¯ last living day.