The Battle Songtext
von Caitlin Cary

When I am buried
Don′t visit my grave
God cannot save me
From the sins I've embraced

Pay your respects
To that old liquor store
Where I won the battle
And I lost the war

You mine for silver
And I pan for gold
You keep yours hidden
When all mine is sold


You tell the truth
And I lie and I barter
And I drink and I cry
And I pass out at night

I′ve always cheated
But I've never stolen
I've wanted things that
You ain′t never thought of

Pay your respects
To the gamblin′ score
Where I won the battle
And I lost the war

They always told me
When death came my sins would be
Cast down, forgotten
Laid to rest with my body


Pay your respects
To the old church-house door
Where I won the battle
And I lost the war