Dead Army

Woke tonight from my sleep, In a restless hell
 Chains lying cross the floor, Outside a distant yell
 Eyes stare straight in front of me, A dream I can't return
 On this dead end street in Tennessee, A trip I soon will learn
 That what I thought was an escape, A chance to get away
 Could all come rushing to a halt, Slow down and live today
 But don't find yourself alone, And staring down at the road
 Hear the cries of battle lullabies, And the dead's solemn load
 As I stared into his eyes, He said rise from this bed
 The wheel's roll slow outside, It's the crawl of the dead
 To them the war is raging, Lee's last battle call
 Has stirred them from their endless sleep, Tonight they will not fall
 Look now son the scene out front, As they move into the night
 No one's told them their time is up, And they'll march on to fight
 But don't find yourself alone, And staring down at the road
 Because the preacher won't save you from a devil's fate, And the dead's fading load
 One soul's stuck down on the rail
 Pushing and a pulling in the night time air
 Everyone's stuck down on the rail
 Waiting on the word that takes him home
 One soul's stuck down on the rail
 Pushing and a pulling in the night time air
 Everyone's stuck down on the rail
 Waiting on the word that takes him home
 I can remember what kept me, Alive and well today
 As the mist broke way for the army, To find solace on their way
 Was not the peace of this Tennessee home, Or a life I'd left behind
 But words coming from the glass eyes, Of a shackled man in time
 Could make me see what they'd lost, By handing over their rights
 To the tongue of a judge and jury, Who made sure they'd always fight
 But don't find yourself alone, And staring down at the road
 Because one man's freedom could mean a curse, On the dead's final load
 One soul's stuck down on the rail
 Pushing and a pulling in the night time air
 Everyone's stuck down on the rail
 Waiting on the word that takes him home
 One soul's stuck down on the rail
 Pushing and a pulling in the night time air
 Everyone's stuck down on the rail
 Waiting on the word that takes him home
 Waiting on the word that takes him home
 Waiting on the word that takes him home