Matthew crossed the river on his horse
Said, "This bullet in my side is getting worse"
Called in to fight without a choice
We were just too weak to move
We got nothing left to prove
And I, I, I just want to go home
Martha's alone
And I, I, I just want to go home
I've been gone too long, too long
Fever started dragging Matthew down
And I hope we find a doctor or a town
Today we left good people on the ground
They were just too weak to move
We got nothing left to prove
And I, I, I just want to go home
Martha's alone
And I, I, I just want to go home
I've been gone too long, too long
Well they hit us in the morning
And cannon balls made us all go down
They hit us in the morning
And the cannon balls scared us half to death
Never felt so scared__
I have seen all that I can stand
And the cotton's burning black throughout our land
Had Matthew been a wiser man
We were just too weak to move
We got nothing left to prove
And I, I, I just want to go home
Martha's alone
And I, I, I just want to go home
I've been gone too long, too long