Lone Pine Hill

I swear I see her in my dreams sometimes
Held up in the middle of the night
Shakin' like a pistol in a young man's hand
There in the pale moonlight
Standin' up on top of that lonely hill
Spared by the company mine
Is my blue-eyed baby with her best dress on
In the shadow of a lonely pine

Oh, but back before the war when the company came
These hills grew wild and free
Me and baby, we'd hide in the hollers low
Away from the cruel sun's heat
But then they knocked down the timber and burned off the brush
To get to the riches below
And when they pulled out, they left the coal-black ground
And one pine standing alone

So take me home
Lone Pine hill

Now, I signed up back in '61
I'm an army of Virginia man
I've been from Manassas to Mackonackey
All the way to Sailor's Creek
Fighting for my homeland
After four years gone and all hope lost
And Richmond under siege
And we're diggin' out Five Forks, waitin' in the rain
For Sheridan to bring us to our knees

So take me home
Lone Pine hill

There's a strange moon hangin' overhead tonight
And if the rain keeps coming, then the creek's gonna rise
But with the good Lord's grace
I'll make it outta this place and
I'll be in your arms come the morning light, I swear

So, God, grant me speed and grant me forgiveness
And carry me all through the night
Take me through your hills and over your rivers
Away from this awful fight
'Cause I ain't never known a man that's ever owned another
And ain't never owned nothin' of my own
So after four long years, I just can't tell you
What the hell I've been fighting for

So take me home
Lone Pine hill