verse 1
. It's Decoration Day . .
. And I've a mind to roll a stone on his grave
. What would he say? . .
He'd say, "Keepin' me down, boy, won't keep you away"
verse 2
. It's Decoration Day . .
And I knew the Hill boys would put him away .
My Daddy wasn't afraid .
Said, "We'd fight 'til the last Lawson's last livin' day"
verse 3
Well, I never knew how it all got started
. Problem with Holland before we were born
And I don't know the name of the boy we tied down
And we beat 'til he just couldn't walk anymore
verse 4
But I know the caliber in Daddy's chest
I know what Holland Hill drives .
The state let him go so I guess it was best
'Cause nobody needs all us Lawsons alive
Break 1
Verse 5
My Daddy said one of the boys had come by
The lumber man's favorite son .
He said, ?Beat him real good but don't dare let him die?
And if you see Holland Hill run
Verse 6
Well, I said, ?They ain't give us trouble no more
That we ain't brought down on ourselves? .
But a chain on my back and my ear to the floor
And I'll send all the Hill Boys to hell
I'll send all the Hill boys to hell
Break 2
Verse 7
. It's Decoration Day . .
And I've got family in Mobile Bay .
They ain't never seen my Daddy's grave . .
That don't bother me, it ain't marked anyway
Verse 8
'Cause I got dead brothers in Lauderdale south
And I got dead brothers in east Tennessee
My Daddy got shot right in front of his house
He had no one to fall on but me
Verse 9
. It's Decoration Day . .
And I've a mind to go spit on his grave
If I was a Hill, I'd have put him away
And I'd fight 'til the last Lawson's last livin' day
I'd fight 'til the last Lawson's last livin' day
I'd fight 'til the last Lawson's last livin' day
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