He was my brother born the day I left
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He took the mother lode and I took the rest
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He was a fighter, he was always in control
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He kept a candle burning way down in his soul
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Shots fired in anger and a widow cries alone
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Just one more mother’s son who won’t be coming home
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They speak in whispers there are riders to the east
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The blind man says mister bring a bottle and a priest
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That’s the way it always goes
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That’s the way it’s always been
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Who you are or what you know
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You’re like a feather in the wind
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Let the river wash you away
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Reach the river if you can
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Past the blue and past the grey
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All the way, all the way
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All the way to no man’s land
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There was no shelter there was nowhere left to run
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They came like eagles screaming down out of the sun
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I heard the whistle sound the engine pulled away
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I saw my brother down and I left him where he lay
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Some fight for honor there are those that fight for gold
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Some die believing all the fairy tales they’re told
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There are no heroes and there is no marching bang
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There are no miracles down here in no man’s land
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That’s the way it always goes
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That’s the way it’s always been
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Who you are or what you know
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You’re like a feather in the wind
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Let the river wash you away
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Reach the river if you can
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Past the blue and past the grey
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All the way, all the way
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All the way to no man’s land
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(let the river wash away)
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(let the river wash away)
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That’s the way it always goes
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That’s the way it’s always been
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Who you are or what you know
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You’re like a feather in the wind
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Let the river wash you away
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Reach the river if you can
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Past the blue and past the grey
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All the way, all the way
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All the way to no man’s land
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(let the river wash away) let the river wash away
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(let the river wash away) let the river wash away
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(let the river wash away) let the river wash away
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Let the river wash away
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Let the river wash away |