CD # 4 Civil War
Written and copyright by Bob Thomas
Oh I fought in the war
Between the blue and gray
When the war it was over
I knew I could not stay
The cause was worth the fighting
But not the death and dying
So when the fighting it was over
And the bullets stopped a flying
I packed up all I had
And started heading west
I ended up
In Lerado, Texas
I was just a kid of eighteen
I was far away from home
Running from that war
I was all alone
Oh I found peace and quiet
Next to the Rio Grand
In the town of Lerado
I learned to love the land
Time drifted by
But the war haunted me
I wish I could be free
Of the wars memories
Oh one day I was offered
A job as a cowboy
Out on the prairie
I life I could enjoy
Oh I love the blue sky
And I love the chaparral
Far from the war
And the gates to hell
Working under blue sky
On the prairie
Herding cows to market
That’s the life for me.
Lyrics Submitted by Bob Thomas